RE: annotate vs blame

> Many CVS users who first hear of "cvs annotate" assume that the command
name is
> a transitive verb, and that they're somehow annotating the file -- adding
another
> log message, or attaching text properties to each line inthe repository,
or
> something like that. It's totally counterintuitive, since you're not
annotating
> the file, but rather viewing automatically generated annotations :-).
 
>> * It's what large segments of the CVS community call it in
>> conversation.

>Can confirm that :-).

Me too. I recommend that "svn blame" be the canonical command, and
"annotate" a synonym for ex-cvs users.

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Daniel Sadinoff, Goldman Sachs & Co.
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