Re: [bikeshed] --allow-overwrite ? (was: svn commit: rev 6327 - in trunk/subversion: clients/cmdline include libsvn_client)

Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman@collab.net> writes:

> Greg Stein <gstein@lyra.org> writes:
>
> > > Issue #1296: add --force option for svn export, so an exported
> > > directory can be overwritten by a subsequent export. Patch from
> >
> > Should we maybe nip the "force _what_?" question in the bud and just stop
> > using --force? Maybe rename this as --allow-overwrite ?
>
> +1. I think --force is used way too generically all over the place.
>
> > Here are the other '--force' users:
> >
> > delete: force the removal of unversioned items
> > merge: dunno what force does here
> > move: dunno
>
> Do others agree? I know I've heard other people grumbling about the
> overloading of "--force", don't remember who. Anyone wanna file an
> issue to rename these switches?

As long as there's only one meaning per subcommand, I'm fine with
--force. My recent complaints (and changes) were because of an
overlap in meanings.

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Received on Wed Jun 25 08:58:34 2003