Re: git history and file moves

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2008/10/22 Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I'm looking for a way to move files to a new directory and have the
> full history follow the file automatically. Is this possible?
>
> I know about --follow, but I want the history to just follow the file
> transparently. ...

Of all Git tools, what does not do this "transparently" or "automatically"?
How more transparent do you imagine this?
What do you think should follow what?

I ask, because it is hard to understand what exactly is it you're missing:
merge support (which we have), git log listing the files as copied/renamed
(which is what --follow is for, and the suggestion for you is to make an
alias or something), git blame (ever looked at git gui blame?) or gitk
(which follows renames in default configuration)

> Also, we have a git web interface and we want the full
> history for the moved files to be available.

It is available. Whether it is shown is another question. git-web can
be improved (or just configured?)
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