Rename scrut(1) to fileis(1) #104
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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.
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.
I agree with all of this, but I strongly dislike the aesthetics of the vowel cluster in the name “fileis”.
I think the name
fileisis soulless and the namescruthas lots of soulIt can be remembered for the same reason
catcan beI feel this is prioritizing aesthetic over functionality. I think that's a bad idea but that's all I'll say about it.
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").I think it’s prioritizing aesthetic, but not prioritizing it over functionality. I just want a more memorable name that also makes sense.
trinity referenced this issue2024-07-15 14:57:14 -06:00