From: Ralf Thielow Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:28:31 GMT Subject: Re: log: option "--follow" not the default for a single file? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20111201185230.GB2873@sigill.intra.peff.net> > It's possible, but it is changing the meaning of "git log foo". With > the current code, even if "foo" is currently a file, it will match > "foo/bar" in a prior revision. Switching this to "--follow" will not. Why does it actually match both things? I think that's maybe wrong. The folder was moved or delete so it doesn't exist in my working directory. Also I can't use "git log" with another file/folder doesn't exists but in another revision. What actually exists is the file and that's imho the only thing that should match.