[BUG] File move with `add -N` shows as rename to same name

From

AVAlex Vandiver <alexmv@dropbox.com>

Date

Dec 23, 2017, 02:42 UTC

Message-ID

<alpine.DEB.2.10.1712221829430.29746@alexmv-linux>

I just stumbled across the following oddity:

    mv tracked-file new-path
    git add -N new-path
    git status

..shows:

    On branch master
    Changes not staged for commit:
      (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
      (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)

            renamed:    tracked-file -> tracked-file

    no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

Failing test is included below.
 - Alex

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diff --git a/t/t2203-add-intent.sh b/t/t2203-add-intent.sh
index 1bdf38e80..97b6c0f05 100755
--- a/t/t2203-add-intent.sh
+++ b/t/t2203-add-intent.sh
@@ -150,5 +150,19 @@ test_expect_success 'commit: ita entries ignored in empty commit check' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rename detection finds the right names' '
+	git init rename-detection &&
+	(
+		cd rename-detection &&
+		echo contents > original-file
+		git add original-file
+		git commit -m first-commit
+		mv original-file new-file
+		git add -N new-file
+		git status --porcelain > actual
+		grep new-file actual
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
 
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