It seems that -C option of git-diff-tree it works only if the whole changeset is retrieved.
From git repository:
- Ask for all $git diff-tree -r -p -C 5d4a600 5d4a60033543e063bc9d77ca957de0187fb58fb3 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 132c9cf..4fd62bc 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ PROGRAMS = \ git-convert-objects$X git-fetch-pack$X git-fsck-objects$X \ ----cut---- diff --git a/pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c similarity index 100% <------- similarity and rename from pack-objects.c <-------- rename info shown rename to builtin-pack-objects.c <-------- only in this case index 861c7f0..2301cd5 100644 --- a/pack-objects.c +++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +#include "builtin.h" #include "cache.h" - Ask for pack-objects.c only $git diff-tree -r -p -C 5d4a600 -- pack-objects.c 5d4a60033543e063bc9d77ca957de0187fb58fb3 diff --git a/pack-objects.c b/pack-objects.c deleted file mode 100644 index 861c7f0..0000000 --- a/pack-objects.c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1376 +0,0 @@ -#include "cache.h" -#include "object.h" - Ask for builtin-pack-objects.conly $git diff-tree -r -p -C 5d4a600 -- builtin-pack-objects.c 5d4a60033543e063bc9d77ca957de0187fb58fb3 diff --git a/builtin-pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2301cd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c @@ -0,0 +1,1376 @@ +#include "builtin.h" +#include "cache.h" +#include "object.h" Showing rename info also when filtering on a specified path could be useful to retrieve a single file history following renames. Thanks Marco - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html