From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:31:30 GMT
Subject: Re: feature-request: git "cp" like there is git mv.
Message-ID: <20171216013130.GB188893@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CANaQPdK4xWek3PhiFZrURBBTgPBwsC3d3watd-cWVNBVZRqZRA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Simon,

Simon Doodkin wrote:

> 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