Comment 8 for bug 5158

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Aaron Bentley (abentley) wrote : Re: [Bug 5158] Re: rfc: don't treat missing files as deleted

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Marius Kruger wrote:
> +100
> it would be VERY usefull to be able to inform bzr that
> 'removed file_a' and 'added file_b' is actually a
> 'rename file_a to file_b'
> plus possibly 'updated file_b' (when you renamed and changed it in one go)

OS-level renames are not a reliable indicator of user intent. Many
applications rename files when modifying or deleting them.

In my opinion, the best place to capture intent is in the UI, e.g. the
shell (see 'bzr shell' in bzrtools) the IDE, or the file manager.

Aaron
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