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However, that does not mean you lose your history when you rename a file.
## How to see history of a renamed file
### How to see history of a renamed file
Git might not store information on renames in it repository but it does come
packed with an algorithm that detects file renames. For every add/delete pair
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You can also turn off rename detection by doing `--no-renames`
## Rename best practice
### Rename best practice
Because of the treshold and the cheapness of commits, it is recommended that
when you rename a file/directory. You commit those renames first, before you
continue working on the renamed file. This basically makes it so you can use
a treshold of 100% all the time.
## Why did Git do it this way
### Why did Git do it this way
This is pure speculation, but here's my thoughts on it:
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forgotten and for which we need contigency, just use the contigency as the
solution! It makes the behaviour a lot more consistent!
## Can I fix my commit if I did change a lot of content after renaming
### Can I fix my commit if I did change a lot of content after renaming
First, to prevent this: always check using `git status` whether are not the
rename is being detected. Now, how to solve it?

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