[darcs-users] darcs patch: Rewrite `darcs rm' help to clarify the difference betw...

[Trent W. Buck]

Isaac Dupree <isaacdupree at charter.net> writes:

> Trent W. Buck wrote:
>> Thu Aug  7 22:22:15 EST 2008  Trent W. Buck <trentbuck at gmail.com>
>>   * Rewrite `darcs rm' help to clarify the difference between `remove' and `delete'.
>
> typo?:

I don't understand what you mean.

>> + "To remove a file's darcs metadata AND the delete file itself,\n"++
>
> should that be "AND delete the file" or "AND the deleted 
> file"?  (IMHO "AND delete the file" is a bit clearer)

Agreed; amending and re-sending.  Now reads:

    + "This command does nothing.\n"++
    + "To remove a file's darcs metadata AND the delete file,\n"++
    + "delete the file normally and run `darcs record'.\n"++
    + "To remove a file's darcs metadata without deleting the file itself,\n"++
    + "run `darcs remove' followed by `darcs record'.\n"

I hesitate to say "(e.g. `rm file')" because there are Windows users,
but "delete the file normally" is still rather ambiguous.  Any thoughts?