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#!/bin/bash
set -e
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# git-mv-with-history -- move/rename file or folder, with history.
#
# Moving a file in git doesn't track history, so the purpose of this
# utility is best explained from the kernel wiki:
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# Git has a rename command git mv, but that is just for convenience.
# The effect is indistinguishable from removing the file and adding another