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Re: git log --name-only improvement: show old file name in rename

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2020, 17:03 UTC
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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email> writes:
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> @Ed
> On 12/06/2020 00:16, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Ed Avis <ed.avis@qmaw.com> writes:
>>
>>> The git-log manual page says
>>>
>>>        --name-only
>>>            Show only names of changed files.
>>>
>>> But when a file has been renamed, only the new name is printed, not the 
>>> old.  I think it would be more useful and more correct to print both 
>>> names. 
> Was this a concern that the manual did not clarify which name (old or
> new) was being reported?
Good point.

I am not Ed so I cannot give an answer to that question, but if we do not document what name is listed in the output, we definitely should.

Thanks.
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  1. Ed AvisJun 11, 2020
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2020
  3. Philip OakleyJun 12, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2020
  5. Ed AvisJun 15, 2020
  6. Nathan FaulknerMay 16, 2024
  7. Re*: git log --name-only improvement: show old file name in renameJunio C Hamano, May 17, 2024
  8. Nathan FaulknerMay 18, 2024
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2024

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