diff --git a/polbin/src/file.rs b/polbin/src/file.rs
index d7cdfe5b..761b402d 100644
--- a/polbin/src/file.rs
+++ b/polbin/src/file.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn get_prefix(data: &[u8], len: usize) -> (&[u8], &[u8]) {
     (&data[0..len], &data[len..])
 }
 
-pub fn load(data: &[u8]) -> flatgfa::FlatGFA {
+pub fn view(data: &[u8]) -> flatgfa::FlatGFA {
     // Table of contents.
     let toc = TOC::ref_from_prefix(data).unwrap();
     let rest = &data[std::mem::size_of::<TOC>()..];
diff --git a/polbin/src/main.rs b/polbin/src/main.rs
index 8c9c79dc..c4428348 100644
--- a/polbin/src/main.rs
+++ b/polbin/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn main() {
     // Read either GFA text from stdin or a binary file from the first argument.
     if let Some(name) = std::env::args().nth(1) {
         let mmap = map_file(&name);
-        let gfa = file::load(&mmap);
+        let gfa = file::view(&mmap);
         print::print(&gfa);
     } else {
         let stdin = std::io::stdin();