From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
To: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to fork a file (git cp ?)
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 20:22:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DC19955.7040503@kdbg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DC1934D.6070608@aldan.algebra.com>
(Sorry for the botched previous post - fat fingers)
Am 04.05.2011 19:56, schrieb Mikhail T.:
> I need to add a new thing to our project. The thing will be similar to
> what already exists. I'd like to "derive" the new files from the
> existing ones -- without altering them and by preserving the
> change-history.
You cannot. Git does not have such a thing as "copy-with-preserved-history".
You just cp the file and git add it. But you will not be able to follow
a history of the file.
-- Hannes
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-04 18:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-04 17:56 How to fork a file (git cp ?) Mikhail T.
2011-05-04 18:16 ` Johannes Sixt
2011-05-04 18:22 ` Johannes Sixt [this message]
2011-05-04 19:05 ` Stephen Bash
2011-05-04 19:17 ` Mikhail T.
2011-05-04 20:36 ` Øyvind A. Holm
2011-05-04 21:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2011-05-05 1:58 ` Mikhail T.
2011-05-05 2:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2011-05-05 18:02 ` Piotr Krukowiecki
2011-05-05 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2011-05-05 19:27 ` Piotr Krukowiecki
2011-05-05 19:31 ` Mikhail T.
2011-05-05 20:01 ` Jeff King
2011-05-05 20:01 ` Piotr Krukowiecki
2011-05-05 20:06 ` Piotr Krukowiecki
2011-05-05 20:07 ` Jeff King
2011-05-08 19:40 ` Pete Harlan
2011-05-08 20:03 ` Junio C Hamano
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