Rename scrut(1) to fileis(1) #104

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trinity · 2024-05-19T01:24:51Z

trinity commented

2024-05-19 01:24:51 +00:00

scrut(1) was originally known as fileis(1), but was changed after @emma and I discussed it in person. I don't remember the conversation and so may be missing something important here; fae convinced me well enough that I renamed it in the first place.

Renaming scrut(1) to fileis(1) would be more intuitive and have a name consistent with my proposed stris(1) (#102). It would be a step towards having have implemented test(1p) as a suite of utilities: filecmp(1), fileis(1), intcmp(1), strcmp(1), stris(1) - all of which having functionality obvious from their names. scrut(1) is a good name but perhaps not the right one for this utility.

scrut(1) was originally known as fileis(1), but was [changed after @emma and I discussed it in person](https://git.tebibyte.media/trinity/src/commit/745c653366e606a08154729df90b96027374195f). I don't remember the conversation and so may be missing something important here; fae convinced me well enough that I renamed it in the first place. Renaming scrut(1) to fileis(1) would be more intuitive and have a name consistent with my proposed stris(1) (#102). It would be a step towards having have implemented test(1p) as a suite of utilities: filecmp(1), fileis(1), intcmp(1), strcmp(1), stris(1) - all of which having functionality obvious from their names. scrut(1) is a good name but perhaps not the right one for this utility.

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sashakoshka commented

2024-05-20 04:33:32 +00:00

I am in support of this, scrut(1) is not a descriptive name. I assume it stands for "scrutinize", but anything can be scrutinized, not just files, so the name seems rather arbitrary. It also sounds like scrot(1), which is a utility for taking screenshots.

emma commented

2024-05-24 16:38:35 +00:00

I agree with all of this, but I strongly dislike the aesthetics of the vowel cluster in the name “fileis”.

emma commented

2024-06-06 06:35:43 +00:00

I think the name fileis is soulless and the name scrut has lots of soul

I think the name `fileis` is soulless and the name `scrut` has lots of soul

emma commented

2024-06-06 06:36:11 +00:00

It can be remembered for the same reason cat can be

It can be remembered for the same reason `cat` can be

sashakoshka commented

2024-06-25 08:16:26 +00:00

I agree with all of this, but I strongly dislike the aesthetics of the vowel cluster in the name “fileis”.

I think the name fileis is soulless and the name scrut has lots of soul

I feel this is prioritizing aesthetic over functionality. I think that's a bad idea but that's all I'll say about it.

> I agree with all of this, but I strongly dislike the aesthetics of the vowel cluster in the name “fileis”. > I think the name `fileis` is soulless and the name `scrut` has lots of soul I feel this is prioritizing aesthetic over functionality. I think that's a bad idea but that's all I'll say about it.

trinity commented

2024-06-25 12:58:12 +00:00

Sasha puts into words what I struggled to pick out of my jumble of thoughts on the matter.

Personally, I pronounce fileis "FAI lis" ("fai" as the first syllable of "fight", "lis" as the first syllable of "lizard").

Sasha puts into words what I struggled to pick out of my jumble of thoughts on the matter. Personally, I pronounce `fileis` "FAI lis" ("fai" as the first syllable of "fight", "lis" as the first syllable of "lizard").

emma commented

2024-06-25 20:11:54 +00:00

I think it’s prioritizing aesthetic, but not prioritizing it over functionality. I just want a more memorable name that also makes sense.

I think it’s prioritizing aesthetic, but not prioritizing it *over* functionality. I just want a more memorable name that also makes sense.

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