{"thread":{"id":"41176","subject":"gitk: Follow renames","startedAt":"2016-01-12T16:11:31Z","lastAt":"2016-01-12T16:11:31Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Tobias Preuss"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"275815","messageId":"CADEaiE_tfegbD4VCHRUaYjAwWBV5H+wpJEnaCVEABOn8-9+5NA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"41176","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"gitk: Follow renames","fromName":"Tobias Preuss","fromEmail":"tobias.preuss@googlemail.com","sentAt":"2016-01-12T16:11:31Z","receivedAt":"2016-01-12T16:11:31Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"tobias.preuss@googlemail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/aa7f7cede53018ff874dfb61fa4de920fff33234f1dd0570a9bed1630c3dce60?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Hello.\n\nI am using gitk to lookup changes to specific files:\n\n$ gitk example.txt\n\nI noticed that the history is cut off if I renamed or moved the file\nsomewhen in the past.\nAlthough I use the --follow parameter gitk does not resolve the former\nfile history:\n\n$ gitk --follow example.txt\n\nHowever, when I use git log --follow the full history is output:\n\n$ git log --follow example.txt\n\nCan you please let gitk resolve the full history as git log does already?\n\nThank you for your work! I appreciate very much.\nBest regards, Tobias\n"}]}