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Naming things can be hard. How would you describe the distinction between these two command types?

• _ph_ 5y ago
  How about "infrastructure" and "interface"?
  • zufallsheld 5y ago
    Infrastructure is certainly not unambiguous here.
    • _ph_ 5y ago
      Less than "porcellain", which doesn't have an obvious meaning in this context. Other terms could be "implementation" or "internal".
      • rswail 5y ago
        From the primary git manpage: GIT COMMANDS We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level ("plumbing") commands.