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Re: --follow is ignored when used with --reverse

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On 2013-05-24 01:23, Alois Mahdal wrote:
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>
> When I use `git log --follow file` all is OK, but once I add
> `--reverse` to it, it no longer follows the file beyond renames.
>
> This makes it hard to query for when the file was really added,
> which I was trying to achieve with
>
>     $ git -1 --reverse --follow several_times_renamed_file

I see that this list is **really** busy---my question got lost as a needle in an ocean.. :-) Immediately.

Maybe I should record an incident?
Could anyone point me in the right direction?  Just say the word! :)
aL.
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Alois Mahdal
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  1. Alois MahdalMay 23, 2013
  2. alois.mahdal.1-ndmail@zxcvb.czJul 2, 2013
  3. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 2, 2013
  4. John KeepingJul 2, 2013
  5. Lukas FleischerJul 2, 2013
  6. Thomas RastJul 2, 2013
  7. John KeepingJul 2, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 2, 2013
  9. Johannes SixtJul 2, 2013

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