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diff --git a/doc/bugs/direct_mode_renames.mdwn b/doc/bugs/direct_mode_renames.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..788c615dc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/direct_mode_renames.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +When in direct mode, renaming a file with `git mv` does not update the +direct mode mapping to use the new filename. This can lead to unexpected +behavior later. `fsck` will correct the mapping. --[[Joey]] + +Perhaps the pre-commit hook needs to update the mapping for files that were +deleted or added. This would allow manual `git mv` (and `git rm`) to work. + +This also affects moves of files when the assistant is being used. +In this case, the assistant updates the mapping to add the new name, +but does not delete the old name from the mapping. |