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log: option "--follow" not the default for a single file?

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Ralf Thielow <ralf.thielow@googlemail.com>
Date
Nov 29, 2011, 18:25 UTC
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Why is the option "--follow" not the default if the log-command is used with a single file? Many GUI tools don't show me the full history of a single file if there was a rename in it.

Thanks
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  1. Ralf ThielowNov 29, 2011
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  5. Jeff KingDec 1, 2011
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