From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 18:50:57 GMT
Subject: Re: How to fork a file (git cp ?)
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In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimD7byL=rgy79BWFT3vqKpzv9aNOQ@mail.gmail.com>

Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com> writes:

> Maybe Mikhail wanted to say that if there's a git-mv as a shortcut for
>   "cp old new ; rm old; add new"
> then there should be a git-cp as a shortcut for
>   "cp old new; add new"

Copying and then futzing with a copy is a bad discipline to begin with.
git already has a reputation of having too many commands.  I am not
thrilled about the idea of making things worse by adding an unnecessary
command, and especially one that encourages a bad workflow.