Re: svn commit: r1572105 - in /subversion/trunk/subversion: svn/auth-cmd.c svn/cl.h svn/svn.c tests/cmdline/getopt_tests_data/svn--help_stdout tests/cmdline/getopt_tests_data/svn_help_stdout

On 27 February 2014 16:43, Stefan Sperling <stsp_at_elego.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 04:29:36PM +0400, Ivan Zhakov wrote:
>> I'm not native English speaker, but for me 'authentication' is the
>> process, while this subcommand is about managing objects
>> (credentials).
>
> Yes, I see your point.
>
> But do you want to rename just the subcommand?
> The API used internally by 'svn auth' is also using the term 'auth',
> svn_config_walk_auth_data(). The directory which stores the data this
> subcommand works with is also called 'auth', ~/.subversion/auth.
> Renaming just the subcommand would create inconsistencies here.
>
> Is having 'svn creds' very important to you? How about a subcommand alias?
Names used in internal API is not important for me. I worry about
possible user confusion that 'svn auth' subcommand is
responsible/required to perform authentication itself.

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Ivan Zhakov