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Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] Add a rename command


From: Peter Williams
Subject: Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] Add a rename command
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:08:00 +1000
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Jean Delvare wrote:
Hi all,

Some times ago I proposed to add a rename command to quilt, to let the
user rename patches:
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/quilt-dev/2005-04/msg00014.html

I did write it back then, posted it on this list and am using it since,
and it seems to work just fine. As I think this is a useful feature to
have (one other person asked me for it already), I am posting it here
again as a patch against current CVS, asking for it to be considered for
inclusion.

I am personally using this function to import patches first, then rename
them if and only if they applied and worked as intended, saving the
burden and frustration of renaming a patch at import time and delete it
a few seconds later. This command could also be useful to people using
subdirectories to organize their patches, to easily move a given patch
from one subdirectory to another.

The rename function works on the topmost or named patch, whether applied
or not. My patch includes bash_completion support and a complete test
case.

Comments welcome, of course. Thanks.


Excellent. I was just thinking last night that something like this would be very useful.

Peter
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