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Bug 29520 - The 'Get' command is really confusingly named
Summary: The 'Get' command is really confusingly named
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Browser Test/Tools WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: WebDriver (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andreas Tolfsen
QA Contact: Browser Testing and Tools WG
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Blocks: 20860
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Reported: 2016-03-08 18:10 UTC by Brian Burg
Modified: 2016-04-25 22:10 UTC (History)
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Description Brian Burg 2016-03-08 18:10:16 UTC 
"The Get command is used to"

This is an HTTP POST command, that changes the context's URL. Why is it called 'Get'? There is also a 'Get URL'.
Comment 1 Andreas Tolfsen 2016-03-10 11:45:30 UTC 
I tend to agree this is confusing, especially with all the other Get* commands in the specification.

We could either rename it Navigate or Go.  Brian Burg suggested his son would call it Go on IRC.  I tend to agree with Brian's kid.

Submitted https://github.com/w3c/webdriver/pull/290.
Comment 2 David Burns :automatedtester 2016-04-25 22:10:04 UTC 
landed in 891bfd1, d46720d