commit b920a2b299ca76844708c217f71901f1c8d4bc23
from: Stefan Sperling <stsp@stsp.name>
via: Thomas Adam <thomas.adam22@gmail.com>
date: Mon May 06 13:52:19 2024 UTC

in got.1 EXAMPLES, mention how files can be moved or renamed

based on an initial patch by Matthias Schmidt

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--- got/got.1
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@@ -3936,7 +3936,19 @@ Add new files and remove obsolete files in a work tree
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 .Dl $ got add sys/uvm/uvm_ubc.c
 .Dl $ got remove sys/uvm/uvm_vnode.c
+.Pp
+A file can be renamed or moved by removing it from its old location
+and adding it at the new location:
+.Pp
+.Dl $ cp oldfile.c newfile.c
+.Dl $ got remove oldfile.c
+.Dl $ got add newfile.c
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+.Nm
+does not yet follow file history across renames, but
+.Xr git 1
+will be able to do so regardless.
+.Pp
 Create a new commit from local changes in a work tree directory
 with a pre-defined log message.
 .Pp