RFC: alias and unalias command

Martin Pool mbp at sourcefrog.net
Tue Feb 5 05:43:49 GMT 2008


> 1) It seems interesting. If people find it useful, I guess it doesn't
> hurt. There is always the "command bloat" issue (which might hint that
> "bzr alias --remove" would be a bit better, though people used to shell
> will be used to 'unalias'.)

I would prefer --remove.  My feeling would be that as a builtin we
just have the configuration file, and put the alias command into a
plugin, maybe mentioned from the manual.

> 3) I understand why you are using "bzr alias foo=bar" but I would sort
> of rather see "bzr alias foo bar". This is certainly open for debate.

I'd agree.  I believe (not sure) that = is hard to put on the command
line in Windows?

-- 
Martin



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