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Re: Git log can not show history before rename

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SBSanti Béjar <santi@agolina.net>
Date
Jan 30, 2009, 12:49 UTC
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2009/1/30 Frank Li <lznuaa@gmail.com>:
> Does it conflict with --parents?
> When I use --follow and --parents together,  parents can't rewrite.
> without --follow, parent can rewrite.

I think there are no obvious reasons to conflict and they could work together, but as Jakub just said, --follow is quite new and only works well with simple history and simple cases.

Santi
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  3. Jakub NarebskiJan 30, 2009
  4. Frank LiJan 30, 2009
  5. Santi BéjarJan 30, 2009
  6. Thomas RastJan 30, 2009
  7. Jeff KingJan 31, 2009
  8. Linus TorvaldsJan 30, 2009
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