Andrei Rybak <rybak.a.v@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 1/30/20 8:35 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> We often skip an optional prefix in a string with a hardcoded >> constant, e.g. >> >> if (starts_with(string, "prefix")) >> string += 6; >> >> which is less error prone when written >> >> skip_prefix(string, "prefix", &string); > > Should the subject line say "skip_prefix" with an underscore instead of > "skip-prefix" with a dash? Perhaps. Or "skip_prefix()" to clarify that we are talking about a function.