Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] Add a rename command

[Peter Williams]

Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Some times ago I proposed to add a rename command to quilt, to let the
> user rename patches:
>   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/quilt-dev/2005-04/msg00014.html
>
> I did write it back then, posted it on this list and am using it since,
> and it seems to work just fine. As I think this is a useful feature to
> have (one other person asked me for it already), I am posting it here
> again as a patch against current CVS, asking for it to be considered for
> inclusion.
>
> I am personally using this function to import patches first, then rename
> them if and only if they applied and worked as intended, saving the
> burden and frustration of renaming a patch at import time and delete it
> a few seconds later. This command could also be useful to people using
> subdirectories to organize their patches, to easily move a given patch
> from one subdirectory to another.
>
> The rename function works on the topmost or named patch, whether applied
> or not. My patch includes bash_completion support and a complete test
> case.
>
> Comments welcome, of course. Thanks.

Excellent.  I was just thinking last night that something like this 
would be very useful.

Peter
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