From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:50:50 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: fast-import: Add tip about importing renames.
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.0~25^2~1
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c73461567e5bb32d9dc7ffe2b1cdbf736cb86bfc;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git

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