GNU bug report logs - #73407
31.0.50; Add diff-discard-hunk

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>

Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:20:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

Done: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, juri <at> linkov.net, 73407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Subject: bug#73407: 31.0.50; Add diff-discard-hunk
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:33:06 +0200

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru> writes:

> On 24/09/2024 15:21, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
>> We should come up with a better name for this command.
>> diff-discard-hunk tells me the command will discard the hunk, but says
>> nothing about applying it, let alone reverse-applying it.  How about
>> diff-revert-hunk, or maybe diff-revert-and-discard?
>
> diff-revert-and-kill, maybe.

If this command works on hunks, please say it on the name:

diff-revert-and-kill-hunk

It makes the intent clear and greatly helps discoverability when using
certain tools that navigate the command names.
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