Re: confused about preserved permissions

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Mike Hommey <mh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 10:07:19PM +0200, Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Mike Hommey, Mon, Aug 20, 2007 21:50:37 +0200:
>> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 09:43:28PM +0200, Jan Hudec <bulb@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> > > Git does not have tracking of file's history either.
>> > 
>> > Well, it has ways to track file's history, with blame and log, for
>> > example. There is nothing similar for directories, though it could be
>> > possible to do.
>> 
>> It would be not exactly "tracking". You can present the history of
>> changes which involved the said directory.
>> 
>> And you could do it from day one: git log -- sub/dir
>
> It could be possible to really do tracking, too, like it is possible for
> files (including renames, moves, etc.)

You are confused.  Git does not track renames or moves for files,
either.  It just records snapshots.  It reverse engineers renames,
moves, copying when cranking out diffs and logs and blames.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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