Re: CVS commit: src/usr.sbin/wake

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

marc%msys.ch@localhost wrote:

> >>> I think this utility should be renamed wakeonlan because wake is  
> >>> too generic.
> >>
> >> FWIW I agree ...
> >
> > I disagree.  Totally.
> >
> 
> and I forgot to mention why:  the command name reflects what the  
> command does,
> not how it does it.  wakeonlan would be misleading, because a LAN  
> could also
> be a token ring, where this would nor work... (ok, exaggerating a bit,  
> but you get
> the idea)
> 
> should we rename ssh to sshovertcpip ;)  tcpdump to tcpdumponlan?

It looks you missed the point.

- christos said "wake is ambiguous," not "all command should be verbose"
- ssh and tcpdump are third party commands, so you can't refer them
  for examples

Now you see an example that discussion after commit is annoying ;-p

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Izumi Tsustui