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@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ last modified the line. Optionally, start annotating from the given revision.
The command can also limit the range of lines annotated.
+The origin of lines is automatically followed across whole-file
+renames (currently there is no option to turn the rename-following
+off). To follow lines moved from one file to another, or to follow
+lines that were copied and pasted from another file, etc., see the
+`-C` and `-M` options.
+
The report does not tell you anything about lines which have been deleted or
replaced; you need to use a tool such as 'git diff' or the "pickaxe"
interface briefly mentioned in the following paragraph.
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ introduced the file with:
git log --diff-filter=A --pretty=short -- foo
and then annotate the change between the commit and its
-parents, using `commit{caret}!` notation:
+parents, using `commit^!` notation:
git blame -C -C -f $commit^! -- foo