From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:34:51 GMT
Subject: Re: git log --follow doesn't follow a rename over a merge
Message-ID: <20110616173451.GB6584@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTik1-UvEXqzgdXwcK3x6_o8fDiwB7g@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 02:31:02PM +0100, James Blackburn wrote:

> I'm also interested in knowing what incantation I need to give to
> actually get history of the file which was previously removed.  e.g. I
> know the full path:
>    plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/service/IBreakpoints.java
> used to exist, but without --follow, git log returns nothing.

Doesn't:

  git log -- plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/service/IBreakpoints.java

do that?

-Peff