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Re: What about git cp ?

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Feb 3, 2008, 18:46 UTC
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"Francis Moreau" <francis.moro@gmail.com> writes:
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> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for a something which could be done by a git-cp command.
>
> I'd like to copy a file with its history to a new  file but want to keep the old
> one,

Git doesn't _record_ copies and renames, but detects them after-the-fact (either by default, or explicitly like "git blame -C" or so).

So, just "cp + git add" and you're done. That's what a "git cp" command would do if it existed.

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Matthieu
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  1. Francis MoreauFeb 3, 2008
  2. Matthieu MoyFeb 3, 2008
  3. Jakub NarebskiFeb 3, 2008
  4. Implement git-cp.Miklos Vajna, Feb 10, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  8. Miklos VajnaFeb 10, 2008
  9. Robin RosenbergFeb 10, 2008
  10. Jakub NarebskiFeb 11, 2008
  11. Matthieu MoyFeb 11, 2008
  12. Miklos VajnaFeb 11, 2008
  13. Implement git-cp.Miklos Vajna, Feb 10, 2008
  14. Remi VanicatFeb 3, 2008

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