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git diff -C can show rearrangements and renames.

• the8472 8y ago
  it still pollutes the git blame, doesn't help with web views of code repos and causes more merge/rebase conflicts. the sorting causes more problems than its very questionable worth.
  • 0db532a0 8y ago
    Setting the git diff algorithm to patience or histogram would probably solve a lot of the merge issues. You’re right on the web views. It would be nice if they respected the algorithm setting from the git config.
    • the8472 8y ago
      In my experience the diff algorithms do nothing when one person moves the function and another edits it. The algos just fiddle around the margins of diff hunks.