Be more consistent about aliases for different subcommands #4588
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In some cases we have the same subcommand in multiple places, but it accepts different aliases in each place. For instance, you can write either `rustup toolchain uninstall` or `rustup toolchain rm`, but you can only write `rustup uninstall`, not `rustup rm`. Add aliases for consistency: - `rustup add` for `rustup install`, for consistency with `rustup toolchain install`. - `rustup rm` (or "remove" or "delete" or "del") for `rustup uninstall`, for consistency with `rustup toolchain uninstall`. - `rustup self up` for `rustup self update`, for consistency with other `update` commands. - `rustup toolchain up` for `rustup toolchain update`, for consistency with other `update` commands.
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I like it, thanks!
@djc @ChrisDenton Does the show -> status alias seem okay to you as well?
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@joshtriplett Given the overall feedback from the team, I think maybe we should drop the rustup status part, but other parts of this PR should be fine.
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No objection, that part was a convenience anyway. Will rebase that commit away. |
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In some cases we have the same subcommand in multiple places, but it accepts different aliases in each place. For instance, you can write either
rustup toolchain uninstallorrustup toolchain rm, but you can only writerustup uninstall, notrustup rm.Add aliases for consistency:
rustup addforrustup install, for consistency withrustup toolchain install.rustup rm(or "remove" or "delete" or "del") forrustup uninstall, for consistency withrustup toolchain uninstall.rustup self upforrustup self update, for consistency with otherupdatecommands.rustup toolchain upforrustup toolchain update, for consistency with otherupdatecommands.I've also added
rustup statusas an alias forrustup show, for consistency withgit status. 😄