{"thread":{"id":"37746","subject":"Git log with follow & author not working","startedAt":"2014-10-16T16:09:45Z","lastAt":"2014-10-16T16:09:45Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Robert Dailey"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"250755","messageId":"CAHd499DPx+1s+WTxJBEzgsJVy0M8AmuZzAx00mODWNy3KuCjdw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"37746","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Git log with follow & author not working","fromName":"Robert Dailey","fromEmail":"rcdailey.lists@gmail.com","sentAt":"2014-10-16T16:09:45Z","receivedAt":"2014-10-16T16:09:45Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"rcdailey.lists@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"I have relocated a file into another directory and committed that.\nUsing the --follow command on the NEW path of the file, I want to find\nall commits to that file by a specific author:\n\n$ git log --follow --author david -- new/path/to/file.cpp\n\nWhen I do this, I get NO results. When I use the OLD path to the file, it works:\n\n$ git log --follow --author david -- OLD/path/to/file.cpp\n\nAlso --follow seems to work fine on the NEW path if I do not specify\n--author. Is this a bug or am I using this command incorrectly?\n\nFollow up assistance is very much appreciated. Thanks guys.\n"}]}