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Re: The original file that was split in 2 other files, is there a way in git to see what went where?

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Jan 23, 2018, 03:22 UTC
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Hello,
My problem:
I am a code reviewer, I have a situation in GIT:
- before: a.txt

Then a developer decided to split the content of a.txt into 2 files and add a few changes all in one commit:

- after: b.txt + few changes and c.txt + few changes
Is there an easy way to see:
1. what came to b from a?
2 .what came to c from a?
3. all extra changes apart from just moving stuff?
A specific command would help a lot.

A certain policy/workflow that prevents from problem like this (when there is no way to visually diff the changes) would also help.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48350398/the-original-file-that-was-split-in-2-other-files-is-there-a-way-in-git-to-see

Thanks, Aleksey Bykov

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  1. Aleksey BykovJan 23, 2018
  2. Jonathan TanJan 23, 2018
  3. Jeff KingJan 23, 2018
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