On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 06:47:29PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Kevin Daudt <m...@ikke.info> writes: > > > Note that git does not store that files are renamed. So a remove + add > > is the same as a rename in git. Only git status shows it when you for > > example use git mv directly, but this information is lost on commit. > > Are you sure about the last sentence? I do not recall teaching > anything special to "git status". If "git status" says A was > created by renaming B, and if you committed that state was-is, "git > show" on the result commit _should_ say the same thing, I would > think.
Yes, of course, you are right. Git status also detects a file being renamed instead of relying on it being recorded. > > > Instead of storing it get relies on detecting what (parts of ) files got > > renamed, copied etc. > > That statement I belieave is true. Why are you reserved here? Kevin.
