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| author | Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> | 2007-02-11 19:50:50 -0500 |
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| committer | Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> | 2007-02-11 19:50:50 -0500 |
| commit | c73461567e5bb32d9dc7ffe2b1cdbf736cb86bfc (patch) | |
| tree | ce54d2abb3ebff845ac8daa1a8ea15bdf8f42e40 /Documentation/git-fast-import.txt | |
| parent | bdf1c06dc17bdd6d54602544235aa3482ab67c9b (diff) | |
| download | git-c73461567e5bb32d9dc7ffe2b1cdbf736cb86bfc.tar.gz | |
fast-import: Add tip about importing renames.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 843faf79c6..939ec4652b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -715,6 +715,13 @@ The branch LRU builtin to fast-import tends to behave very well, and the cost of activating an inactive branch is so low that bouncing around between branches has virtually no impact on import performance. +Handling Renames +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +When importing a renamed file or directory, simply delete the old +name(s) and modify the new name(s) during the corresponding commit. +Git performs rename detection after-the-fact, rather than explicitly +during a commit. + Use Tag Fixup Branches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some other SCM systems let the user create a tag from multiple |