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git copy of one file into two files without loosing history
```
git mv foo bar
git commit
SAVED=`git rev-parse HEAD`
git reset --hard HEAD^
git mv foo copy
git commit
git merge $SAVED # This will generate conflicts
git commit -a # Trivially resolved like this
git mv copy foo
git commit
```
DO NOT SQUASH the branch NEVER !