[tahoe-dev] down with filesystems! up with the web! -- Re: [tahoe-lafs] #776: users are confused by "tahoe rm"

Jody Harris imhavoc at gmail.com
Mon Dec 28 12:32:49 PST 2009


Shawn,

To 'fix' this, implement 'unlink,' leave 'rm' in place (rm becomes a link to
unlink). In the documentation, under 'rm,' say "Performs an unlink. See
unlink for details."

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On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Shawn Willden <shawn at willden.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn <zooko at zooko.com>
> wrote:
> > P.S.  My brother Nejucomo says that it should be named "tahoe unlink"
> > instead of "tahoe rm".  I think that that would be a good usability
> > improvement.
>
> I considered suggesting that as well.  Unlink is a better name for the
> operation.  Given the issue of backward compatibility with existing
> scripts, perhaps it doesn't make sense to make the change, but it IS a
> more accurate name.
>
> --
> Shawn
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