From: Jacob Helwig <jacob.helwig@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 18:10:44 GMT
Subject: Re: git log -M -- filename is not working?
Message-ID: <h2m8c9a061005071110nf7e63220ked03598bfa66fbc9@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <z2w76c5b8581005071107w79d30963g725269febe746f0@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 11:07, Eugene Sajine <euguess@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I tried it in both git 1.6.5.6 and git 1.7.0.5
>
> The file has been moved:
>
> From
> Src/folder1/folder2/File.java
>
> To src/main/java/folder1/folder2/File.java
>
> I don’t think it is relevant but just in case: The author has
> committed the new file first, then the commit was amended with the
> deletion of the source file.
> So we ended up with the rename correctly detected.
>
> Now
> $ git log –M -- src/main/java/folder1/folder2/File.java
>
> Shows only one last commit and doesn’t show the history when the file
> was in source folder. Same thing happens with
>
> $ git log –C  -- src/main/java/folder1/folder2/File.java
>
> What gives?
>
> Thanks,
> Eugene
>

You want the --follow flag, too.