Provide easy way to see all the deleted files in a repository in Smartgit
Our use case for this feature is to retrieve and/or look at old
code that has been removed at some point in the past. Often we don't
know when it was removed and sometimes we don't even remember the name
of the file that we are looking for.The file could have been
removed by another user of the repository and they may not have put the
file name in the commit message. By getting a list of the files deleted
we can see the history of deletion and seeing the file names may also
jog our memory about what the name of the file is. Even with the name,
there isn't a way in Smartgit that I know of to find when the file was
deleted and by which user.For example lets say I delete a
class file from the repository that is no longer referenced or used by
our project. Another user, at a later time is looking for the file but
can't find it anywhere in the project and they would like to at the code
or use the code in something they are working on. They may a vague
recollection that it used to exist 6 months ago but at some point in
time between 6 months ago and now it was deleted. They would then have
to look at the log entry of every commit between now and 6 months ago to
find the deleted file. This could take a long time if there are lots of
commits. A list of deleted files would cut down their search time
dramatically.
Customer support service by UserEcho
That would be a nice feature. It is not necessary to list all deleted files. But search should have an option to also search deleted files.