Copy or move? If you mean move, then what you want is probably "git log --follow filename" after you move it. But GitLab does that in the history viewer already.
As for preserving the commit history of a single file, I suggest you dig in deep to how Git really works, because GitLab is built on top of Git and won't do anything that's fundamentally impossible in Git. Unfortunately, your question doesn't really make sense compared to Git's architecture, where commit objects and ALL of Git's objects are immutable. And they aren't versions per file; they are versions for your entire project. So unlike some other VCSes, you can't just transfer the history of one file to become the new history of another file and leave the rest of your project's history unaffected. Does that answer your question? Best, —Mike Weilgart Vertical Sysadmin, Inc. -- Need training on Git, Bash, Vim or GitLab? Email train...@verticalsysadmin.com. On Dec 14, 2017, at 2:58 AM, Shikha Aggarwal <shikha.aggarwal0...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello, I need to copy a file in from one location to another but I want to preserve the commit history of that file. Is it possible to do that using GitLAB API? Thanks Shikha -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitLab" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/4c51709f-adcc-4f87-99e1-319be0f32fac%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/4c51709f-adcc-4f87-99e1-319be0f32fac%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitLab" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/0C457FD5-7F58-42D9-91A1-10DD71B1E1D7%40verticalsysadmin.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
