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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Jonas Aschenbrenner <jonas.aschenbrenner@gmail.com>
Cc:     git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Suggestion to rename "blame" of the "git blame" command to
 something more neutral
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Jonas Aschenbrenner <jonas.aschenbrenner@gmail.com> writes:

> Similar to the change of the default branch name from "master" to
> "main" to use a word which has less negative associations,
> I suggest to replace the word "blame" with something more neutral.
> Maybe "annotate". That word seems to already be used at some places
> for this Git feature.

We can help you to match the tool for your personal preference, e.g.

    $ git config --global alias.praise blame
    $ git praise COPYING

Changing what has been known for one name for a long time for other
people takes a lot more than "I do not like the word with negative
connotations".