diff --git a/src/patch.ml b/src/patch.ml
index 63f4baf..221fb0e 100644
--- a/src/patch.ml
+++ b/src/patch.ml
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ let operation_of_strings git mine their =
   | Some a, Some b -> Edit (a, b)
   | None, None -> assert false (* ??!?? *)
 
-(* parses a list of lines to a diff.t list *)
-let to_diff data =
+let parse_one data =
   (* first locate --- and +++ lines *)
   let rec find_start git ?hdr = function
     | [] -> hdr, []
@@ -288,11 +287,11 @@ let to_diff data =
 
 let to_lines = String.cuts '\n'
 
-let to_diffs data =
+let parse data =
   let lines = to_lines data in
   let rec doit acc = function
     | [] -> List.rev acc
-    | xs -> match to_diff xs with
+    | xs -> match parse_one xs with
       | None -> List.rev acc
       | Some (diff, rest) -> doit (diff :: acc) rest
   in
diff --git a/src/patch.mli b/src/patch.mli
index 24df4ba..7bce9d1 100644
--- a/src/patch.mli
+++ b/src/patch.mli
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ val pp_list : git:bool -> Format.formatter -> t list -> unit
 (** [pp ~git ppf diffs] pretty-prints [diffs] on [ppf]. If [git] is true, "git diff"
     style will be printed. *)
 
-val to_diffs : string -> t list
-(** [to_diffs data] decodes [data] as a list of diffs. *)
+val parse : string -> t list
+(** [parse data] decodes [data] as a list of diffs. *)
 
 val patch : string option -> t -> string option
 (** [patch file_contents diff] applies [diff] on [file_contents], resulting in
diff --git a/src/patch_command.ml b/src/patch_command.ml
index 5a8651a..cdd41a2 100644
--- a/src/patch_command.ml
+++ b/src/patch_command.ml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let exit_several_chunks = 3
 let exit_patch_failure = 4
 
 let run ~input ~diff =
-  match Patch.to_diffs diff with
+  match Patch.parse diff with
   | [] -> input
   | _::_::_ ->
     prerr_endline "Error: The diff contains several chunks,\n\
diff --git a/test/crowbar_test.ml b/test/crowbar_test.ml
index 2756f94..01051f2 100644
--- a/test/crowbar_test.ml
+++ b/test/crowbar_test.ml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ let get_diffs (file1 : file) (file2 : file) : file =
 
 let check_Patch file1 file2 =
   let text_diff = string_of_file (get_diffs file1 file2) in
-  match Patch.to_diffs text_diff with
+  match Patch.parse text_diff with
   | [] -> Crowbar.check_eq (string_of_file file1) (string_of_file file2)
   | _::_::_ -> Crowbar.fail "not a single diff!"
   | [diff] ->
diff --git a/test/test.ml b/test/test.ml
index 80d9479..4884330 100644
--- a/test/test.ml
+++ b/test/test.ml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ foo
 ]
 
 let basic_parse diff exp () =
-  let diffs = Patch.to_diffs diff in
+  let diffs = Patch.parse diff in
   Alcotest.(check (list test_t) __LOC__ exp diffs)
 
 let parse_diffs =
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ let parse_diffs =
     (List.combine basic_diffs basic_hunks)
 
 let basic_apply file diff exp () =
-  match Patch.to_diffs diff with
+  match Patch.parse diff with
   | [ diff ] ->
     let res = Patch.patch file diff in
     Alcotest.(check (option string) __LOC__ exp res)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ let multi_files = [ Some "bar" ; Some "baz" ; None ; Some "foobarbaz" ]
 let multi_exp = [ Some "foobar" ; None ; Some "baz" ; Some "foobar" ]
 
 let multi_apply () =
-  let diffs = Patch.to_diffs multi_diff in
+  let diffs = Patch.parse multi_diff in
   Alcotest.(check int __LOC__ (List.length multi_files) (List.length diffs));
   Alcotest.(check int __LOC__ (List.length multi_exp) (List.length diffs));
   List.iter2 (fun diff (input, expected) ->
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ let op_test = Alcotest.testable (Patch.pp_operation ~git:false) Patch.operation_
 
 let parse_real_diff_header file hdr () =
   let data = read (file ^ ".diff") in
-  let diffs = Patch.to_diffs data in
+  let diffs = Patch.parse data in
   Alcotest.(check int __LOC__ 1 (List.length diffs));
   Alcotest.check op_test __LOC__ hdr (List.hd diffs).Patch.operation
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ let regression_test name () =
   let old = opt_read (name ^ ".old") in
   let diff = read (name ^ ".diff") in
   let exp = opt_read (name ^ ".new") in
-  match Patch.to_diffs diff with
+  match Patch.parse diff with
   | [ diff ] ->
     let res = Patch.patch old diff in
     Alcotest.(check (option string) __LOC__ exp res)