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Rename tracking, revisited (was: unseeking?)

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KSKevin Smith <yarcs@qualitycode.com>
Date
Apr 24, 2005, 17:33 UTC
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Petr Baudis wrote:
> Git does not record renames, and neither does Cogito (for now).

Here's one message in the git list archives where Linus proposes a way to track renames without tracking renames:

  http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/217
I figure this will be an FAQ as more folks join the git community.
Kevin
Previous: Petr Baudis
Message 15 of 15 in “unseeking?”
  1. Zack BrownApr 24, 2005
  2. Petr BaudisApr 24, 2005
  3. Zack BrownApr 24, 2005
  4. Daniel BarkalowApr 24, 2005
  5. Zack BrownApr 24, 2005
  6. Daniel BarkalowApr 24, 2005
  7. Zack BrownApr 24, 2005
  8. Daniel BarkalowApr 24, 2005
  9. Zack BrownApr 25, 2005
  10. Daniel BarkalowApr 25, 2005
  11. Zack BrownApr 25, 2005
  12. Petr BaudisApr 26, 2005
  13. Zack BrownApr 26, 2005
  14. Petr BaudisApr 26, 2005
  15. Rename tracking, revisited (was: unseeking?)Kevin Smith, Apr 24, 2005

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