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Re: feature-request: git "cp" like there is git mv.

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 13, 2017, 16:39 UTC
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Hi Simon,
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017, Simon Doodkin wrote:
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> please develop a new feature, git "cp" like there is git mv tomovefile1
> tofile2 (to save space).
> 
> there is a solution in https://stackoverflow.com/a/44036771/466363
> however, it is not single easy command.

This is not how this project works. The idea is that it is Open Source, so that you can develop this feature yourself, and contribute a patch.

Ciao, Johannes

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Message 2 of 12 in “feature-request: git "cp" like there is git mv.”
  1. Simon DoodkinDec 12, 2017
  2. Johannes SchindelinDec 13, 2017
  3. Randall S. BeckerDec 13, 2017
  4. Jonathan NiederDec 16, 2017
  5. Stefan MochDec 31, 2017
  6. 1/2 Add test case for mv --dry-run to t7001-mv.shStefan Moch, Dec 31, 2017
  7. 2/2 mv: remove unneeded 'if (!show_only)'Stefan Moch, Dec 31, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2018
  9. Stefan BellerFeb 7, 2018
  10. Stefan MochMar 18, 2018
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2018
  12. Igor DjordjevicDec 18, 2017

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