Re: feature-request: git "cp" like there is git mv.

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 16, 2017, 01:31 UTC
Message-ID: <20171216013130.GB188893@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CANaQPdK4xWek3PhiFZrURBBTgPBwsC3d3watd-cWVNBVZRqZRA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Simon,

Simon Doodkin wrote:

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> please develop a new feature, git "cp" like there is git mv tomovefile1 tofile2
> (to save space).
>
> there is a solution in https://stackoverflow.com/a/44036771/466363
> however, it is not single easy command.

This sounds like a reasonable thing to add. See builtin/mv.c for how "git mv" works if you're looking for inspiration.

cmd_mv in that file looks rather long, so I'd also be happy if someone interested refactors to break it into multiple self-contained pieces for easier reading (git mostly follows https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#functions).

Thanks, Jonathan