git format-patch --no-renames
- From
Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>
- Date
- Feb 3, 2026, 19:58 UTC
- Message-ID
- <CAFOYHZDn-e5P9Rs3=2oS857QvYnHbpYq23x3RCkDWTTVGg5gNA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Git,
The man page section for the --no-renames options says "Turn off rename detection, even when the configuration file gives the default to do so."
But I can't actually see what option that might be.Does git format-patch use the same config as git -diff?
Selfishly I'd like `git diff` to show renames but `git format-patch` to output things that can be applied by `patch` (specifically a version that doesn't understand renames).