Is it possible to move/rename files in Git and maintain their history?

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Git detects renames rather than persisting the operation with the commit, so whether you use git mv or mv doesn’t matter.

The log command takes a --follow argument that continues history before a rename operation, i.e., it searches for similar content using heuristics.

To lookup the full history, use the following command:

git log --follow ./path/to/file

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