From: Mikhail T. <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com>
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 17:56:29 GMT
Subject: How to fork a file (git cp ?)
Message-ID: <4DC1934D.6070608@aldan.algebra.com>

I need to add a new thing to our project. The thing will be similar to what 
already exists. I'd like to "derive" the new files from the existing ones -- 
without altering them and by preserving the change-history.

This is not a separate branch -- the "forked" files will co-exist. I'd call this 
git-cp (analogous to git-mv), but it does not exist...

Any ideas? Thanks!

    -mi