From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Miles Bader Subject: Re: Consistent terminology: cached/staged/index Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:01:01 +0900 Message-ID: <87wrkmfirm.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <20110213193738.GA26868@elie> <7v8vxjwnhj.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <20110214231920.GA24814@elie> <20110226215139.GA19176@elie> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Felipe Contreras , Piotr Krukowiecki , Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org To: Jonathan Nieder X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Feb 27 01:01:18 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtU4b-0005Jj-Je for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:01:17 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750717Ab1B0ABM (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:01:12 -0500 Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:39140 "EHLO smtp12.dentaku.gol.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750838Ab1B0ABK (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:01:10 -0500 Received: from 218.231.234.87.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.234.87] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) (envelope-from ) id 1PtU4M-0005AM-Dn; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:01:02 +0900 Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 96555DFA0; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:01:01 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <20110226215139.GA19176@elie> (Jonathan Nieder's message of "Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:51:39 -0600") X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Jonathan Nieder writes: > This is how "staging area" has been gaining popularity, I think --- > some (out-of-tree) documentation that is good for other reasons uses > it, and it really does seem to be a clearer term than "index" for > "place where the next commit is being prepared". Also "magit" uses the label "Staging area:" for the list of files to be committed -- and the key-binding to add a file to that list is "s"... -Miles -- Christian, n. One who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.