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fast-import: Add tip about importing renames.

Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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Shawn O. Pearce 18 years ago
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@ -715,6 +715,13 @@ The branch LRU builtin to fast-import tends to behave very well, and the @@ -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
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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
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Some other SCM systems let the user create a tag from multiple

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