Git - Source control is not able to detect renaming a file

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Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.96.2
• OS Version: Windows 11

This has already been requested in #128981 but was chalked up to git's limitations despite git clearly being able to detect the file changes and, as a result, reconcile the file history (i.e. Timeview) even after a rename.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Rename or move a file with git mv without modifying any file contents.
2. Commit
3. Click on any commit in the Timeview

Expected behavior:

No change to timeview or individual commit contents.

Actual behavior:

The timeline and commit names are shown, but the contents are empty:

Edit: to be clear, renames can be both detected and dealt with using the following commands:

• List all the renames in the repo:

> git log --summary --diff-filter=dam # all the renames in the repo
...
rename OldFileName1.ps1 => NewFileName1.ps1 (97%)
rename OldFileName2.ps1 => NewFileName2.ps1 (100%)
...

• List all the renames for a particular file:

> git log --summary --diff-filter=dam --follow -- .\NewFileName1.ps1 # for a particular file
...
rename OldFileName1.ps1 => NewFileName1.ps1 (97%)
...

• Show file contents for a particular file before a rename:

git show 42fcd1b:OldFileName1.ps1

... where 42fcd1b is the commit hash.

There are probably other, possibly better, ways, but this is the most straightforward way I've found and been using.