Git show to view previous version of renamed file?

Question

We renamed the file where it git log --follow my/new-filecorrectly shows the changes before and after renaming.

But this does not work, to show the previous version git show <rev>:my/new-file.

We need to run git show <rev>:my/old-file.

Can I run this command with my / new file instead of my / old file?

Answer 1

The short answer is simple if you don't like it: no.

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