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authorShawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>2007-02-11 19:50:50 -0500
committerShawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>2007-02-11 19:50:50 -0500
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fast-import: Add tip about importing renames.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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@@ -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