From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:11:44 GMT
Subject: Re: git: detect file creator
Message-ID: <xmqqpmhxd6cf.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CA+X_a+zd52cB2h9txxxUeNV0t5s4-ARj+ApDb2+q=MYrY4-dwg@mail.gmail.com>

Sim Tov <smntov@gmail.com> writes:

> PS: the only way I see to approach it is to create a mechanism that
> will prevent renaming
> files by anyone except for the file creator (the one who Added file).
> Can such a commit hook be created? If yes - how?

As Git is distributed, local hooks cannot fundamentally be used as
an enforcement mechanism.

How about running "git blame" on the end-result, with -C/-M turned
on, instead of paying too much attention to file creation?  That
way, at least you can trace who contributed the words on each line.