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Incorrect git-blame result if I use full path to file

From
Anatol Pomozov <anatol.pomozov@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 3, 2007, 00:52 UTC
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<3665a1a00712021652tbdfe9d1tdc4575d225bfed36@mail.gmail.com>
Hi, all.

I just start learning git and I found a bug (but sorry if the functionality I am trying to blame as a bug not actually bug and it was made by intention)

The problem is that git-blame returns incorrect result if you use full path for files.

Here is an example script that generates repo.

#go to empty dir git init echo "On master" >> master.txt git add master.txt git commit -m "First commit" echo "On master" >> master.txt git commit -a -m "Second commit" echo "On master" >> master.txt

Now lets do blame for master.txt anatol:repo $ git blame master.txt ^69bce74 (Anatol Pomozov 2007-12-02 16:44:07 -0800 1) On master 4e2bbde4 (Anatol Pomozov 2007-12-02 16:44:15 -0800 2) On master 00000000 (Not Committed Yet 2007-12-02 16:44:27 -0800 3) On master

It is exaclty what we expect. But lets try full path for master.txt $pwd /personal/sources/learn/gitea/repo $git blame /personal/sources/learn/gitea/repo/master.txt ^69bce74 (Anatol Pomozov 2007-12-02 16:44:07 -0800 1) On master ^69bce74 (Anatol Pomozov 2007-12-02 16:44:07 -0800 2) On master ^69bce74 (Anatol Pomozov 2007-12-02 16:44:07 -0800 3) On master

Now git shows that all lines in the file were changed by the first commit and that it does not true.

-- 
anatol
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