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Nicolas Pitre wrote:

> Also, having:
>=20
> =A0 =A0git-am(1)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Apply a series of patches from a mailbox.
>=20
> =A0 =A0git-applymbox(1)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Apply a series of patches in a mailbox.
>=20
> looks a bit weird. =A0Why two commands with almost the same descripti=
on? =A0
> Maybe one of them could be relegated to ancillary? =A0Or even both of=
 them=20
> to foreignscminterface?

Because they are almost the same (same command, different interface).
git-applymbox is legacy for Linus.
--=20
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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