Matthew DeVore <matvore@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 09:26:48AM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote: >> >> am stands for "apply mbox", and I think that the only reason it is not >> called `git apply-mbox` is that the Linux maintainer uses it a lot and >> wanted to save on keystrokes. No need to give an incorrect speculation if you do not know the history in this discussion. Back then, the command to apply mbox contents existed and was called "git applymbox". "am" was invented as a better replacement with more rational behaviour and set of command line arguments. >> Having said that, I do agree that `xl` is not a good name for this. It >> is neither intuitive, nor is it particularly easy to type (on a >> US-English keyboard, the `x` and the `l` key are far apart), and to add > > There is a subjective element to this, but I would consider it easy to type > since it is using two different hands.... Give descriptive name to the command, define an alias of your choice and use it privately. Nobody would be able to guess what "git xl" or "git extra-long" command would do ;-)
