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Subject: Re: Rename "info definitions"?
From: Matt Rice <ratmice@gmail.com>
To: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
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On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Doug Evans <dje@google.com> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I was wondering if it's not too late to rename "info definitions",
> or better delete it and enhance "info macros" to replace it.
> I look at "info definitions" and think "Definitions of what? =A0That coul=
d be
> anything." and then I find out what it refers to, look at both
> "info macros" and "info definitions", and wish I didn't have to
> think about when to use which one.
>

IMO not too late since its never hit a tar ball

in fact I'd tried to merge info macros/info definitions but the
resulting command would have 2 optional arguments, and be fairly
difficult to comprehend.

now that I think about it maybe add an optional arg to 'info macro'
replace `info definitions MACRO' with 'info macro -all MACRO' ?