Suggestion: rename --edit to --reword, and --cut to --split or --chop

[gerboengels]

In an interactive rebase, 'edit' means changing the contents of the commit, which is not available in revise. So --edit might be a bit confusing, as it actually corresponds to rewording a commit. Should this be renamed to --reword?

As a non-native English speaker, when I encounter 'cut' in an application, I link it to cut/copy/paste (so: delete-and-place-on-clipboard). I think a term like 'split' covers the goal more clearly (supported by the fact that the man page explains the feature with 'split' and 'splitting'). This should not only impact command line option --cut, but also command cut in an interactive revise. Here, split will conflict with squash. So maybe chop (and --chop) is a feasible alternative?

[alerque]

As a native English speaker I think both of these suggestions make a lot of sense. I remember being confused by both of them. I was so eager to use the tool I got over it, but it's still not intuitive.

Why does "split" conflict with "squash"?

[gerboengels]

@alerque In an interactive revise, you can type p instead of pick, or s instead of squash. But that s will conflict with s for split

[gerboengels]

Maybe -e should be kept as an alias for --reword/-r, for those why type git revise -ie from muscle memory? (same for -c?)

[mystor]

cut was actually initially named split, but was changed due to the first-letter conflict with squash while I was adding interactive-mode. I don't have any particular attachment to the name cut, but I'm not convinced that chop is much more clear. Perhaps it's worth the conflict to use the more intuitive split name.

I'd be open to supporting --reword as an alias for --edit. I honestly don't remember why I chose that name originally, but it may have come from this tool's origin as a commit message editor. The --interactive feature was added later.

I'm more open to breaking changes to the interactive mode than the command line, which I wouldn't want to mess up anyone (including my) muscle memory with.

[parkercoates]

split feels like the most intuitive choice, but if the single letter conflict with squash is a big problem, maybe divide would be an alternative?

[emilazy]

I'd also appreciate -r/--reword as a (preferred) alias for --edit.

[FiloSottile]

Anecdotally, I did try to use -r assuming it would mean reword just today, and had to look at the help to remember it was -e.

(cut makes sense to me, FWIW.)

[Manishearth]

I support this too