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diff-filter can't identify renaming if not done directly

From
SSSofia Syria <sofiasyria@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 4, 2020, 14:59 UTC
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Hello,

quick question about using diff-filter in linux. In the scenario that in my repository, I first copy file1 to file2, then move file2 to file3 and delete file1, "git diff" returns:

diff --git a/file1 b/file3
similarity index 100%
rename from file1
rename to file3

 but running "git diff --diff-filter=r" doesn't return anything. Only
flag "t" will return the change. Can this be considered as a bug?
Next: Jeff King
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  1. Sofia SyriaDec 4, 2020
  2. Jeff KingDec 4, 2020
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2020

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