Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Minor quibbles

[Pierce T . Wetter III]

> >  So I would actually do the following:
> >  terse commands:
> >    mv-id
> >    rm-id
> >    mv
> >    rm
> >  verbose commands:
> >    move  (does mv-id)
> >    move --file (does mv, i.e. both moves the id and the file)
> >    delete (does rm-id)
> >    delete --file (does rm, i.e. both removes the id and the file)
> >   verbose synonyms:
> >    rename  (does mv-id)
> >    rename --file (does mv, i.e. both moves the id and the file)
> >    remove (does rm-id)
> >    remove --file (does rm, i.e. both removes the id and the file)
>
> Since changing both file and id is the common case, it should be the 
> default.  As I see it, we can have "remove-id" or "remove --id", but 
> not both approaches.  And we already have "rm-id" and "mv-id", so we 
> should stick with that approach.

  Actually, there is no "rm-id" or "mv-id", there is only "move-id" and 
"remove-id". It was someone else who
pointed out that there should be a mv-id and rm-id.
> I don't particularly seen the need for verbose forms, especially since 
> changing that would mean changing the behavior of move.

 Nope, move is a synonym for "mv-id" like it is now.

 Really I'm only proposing these changes:

 --file     gets added to move and remove to do mv and rm
 remove     is a synonym for delete
 rename     is a synonym for move (never have liked that unixism)

Pierce