git-cp
- Copy a file keeping its history
git-cp
<current_filename> <destination_filename>
Copy a file keeping its git history. This allows merge conflict handling.
Copy README into README.txt
$ git cp README README.txt
Written by Rémy Hubscher <hubscher.remy@gmail.com>
<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>
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<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16937359/git-copy-file-preserving-history/44036771#44036771>