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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/17] revert: Rename no_replay to record_origin
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:02:56 -0500
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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:

> Rename the variable corresponding to the "-x" command-line option from
> "no_replay" to a more apt "record_origin".

Why is it more apt?  What does "-x" do?  Why was it called "no_replay"
before?  Is there some other motivation to this change (e.g., does this
pave the way to using the name "replay" for something else)?