Re: Feature Request: git mv --after (new flag)

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KHKristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>

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Aug 4, 2025, 16:04 UTC

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On Mon, Aug 4, 2025, at 17:53, FMorschel wrote:

> Wow, this seems to me a really weird design choice.
>
> Do you have any insight on to why is this?

https://lore.kernel.org/git/Pine.LNX.4.58.0504150753440.7211@ppc970.osdl.org/

> And do you have any idea if this behaviour is tracked to change 
> somewhere? Maybe by project config? Like, one project could opt-in for 
> an actual "rename" history.

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