NAME
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-git-fast-import - Backend for fast Git data importers.
+git-fast-import - Backend for fast Git data importers
SYNOPSIS
`from`
^^^^^^
-Only valid for the first commit made on this branch by this
-fast-import process. The `from` command is used to specify the commit
-to initialize this branch from. This revision will be the first
-ancestor of the new commit.
-
-Omitting the `from` command in the first commit of a new branch will
-cause fast-import to create that commit with no ancestor. This tends to be
-desired only for the initial commit of a project. Omitting the
-`from` command on existing branches is required, as the current
-commit on that branch is automatically assumed to be the first
-ancestor of the new commit.
+The `from` command is used to specify the commit to initialize
+this branch from. This revision will be the first ancestor of the
+new commit.
+
+Omitting the `from` command in the first commit of a new branch
+will cause fast-import to create that commit with no ancestor. This
+tends to be desired only for the initial commit of a project.
+Omitting the `from` command on existing branches is usually desired,
+as the current commit on that branch is automatically assumed to
+be the first ancestor of the new commit.
As `LF` is not valid in a Git refname or SHA-1 expression, no
quoting or escaping syntax is supported within `<committish>`.
cost of activating an inactive branch is so low that bouncing around
between branches has virtually no impact on import performance.
+Handling Renames
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+When importing a renamed file or directory, simply delete the old
+name(s) and modify the new name(s) during the corresponding commit.
+Git performs rename detection after-the-fact, rather than explicitly
+during a commit.
+
Use Tag Fixup Branches
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Some other SCM systems let the user create a tag from multiple