Re: Time zone option name (Re: [RFC 5/5] Date Mode: Tests)

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> writes:

> I'd like to clarify what you intend the new time zone option to be named; my
> patch series currently uses `--time-zone' (which is admittedly long), but it
> would appear here that you find `--zone' attractive.

Sorry, that was just me being sloppy, writing barely enough for you and
readers to be able to tell which one of the two options you used in your
patch is what I was referring to.

The word "zone" may mean something other than timezone in future versions
of git, and I do not want to see us regret this feature squatting on a
short and sweet "--zone" option if/when it happens.  Your "--time-zone"
(or a single-word "--timezone") would be far better.

The "--date={local,default,short,...}" option might want to have a longer
synonym "--date-format={...ditto...}", as some commands take the value of
the timestamp as a parameter to their "--date=" option, but that is minor
and definitely should not be part of this series.

Thanks.