On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 02:31, Mike <xandrani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I deleted a file called 'class.NumberOfResultsCache.php' and created a > completely different file called > 'cgi-bin/___php/class.NumberOfResults.php'. "completely different" in what they mean to you, or in their actual content? Please be more specific. > I deleted the file using > rm followed by 'git rm'. > > When I do a 'git status' I now get told: > > Â renamed: Â Âcgi-bin/___php/class.NumberOfResultsCache.php -> > cgi-bin/___php/class.NumberOfResults.php > > However I want to commit 'class.NumberOfResultsCache.php' as having > been deleted, and I want to commit 'class.NumberOfResults.php' as a > brand new file. Git doesn't care about individual files or renames, it tracks whole trees. What it shows as a rename is just its best guess based on the contents of the two files. > How do I get git to do this? Apologies for a 'noob' question. Only > been using the superb git for a couple of weeks! You could commit the deletion and the add separately, but before doing that, why is it important to you that git not show this change as a potential rename? // Ben > Thanks :) > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at Âhttp://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- 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