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Asked: 2026-06-08T14:04:30+00:00

I want to be able to rename classes with associated file in VS without

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I want to be able to rename classes with associated file in VS without loosing file history in Perforce.
I thought I could include an Perforce command (p4 move…) in file renaming of Visual Studio
or in class-renaming of ReSharper.

I see 3 options:

Wrap Visual Studio’s file-renaming

I extend the file renaming (I mean with file renaming: right-clicking file in Solution Explorer and selecting Rename.) by an own VS add-in or a macro that wraps the existing Rename menu command and calls p4 move….

Extend Visual Studio’s file-renaming

I extend the file renaming by any kind of hooking into existing Rename command.

Extend ReSharper’s class-renaming

I extend ReSharper’s class-rename action (Ctrl+R,R) (with enabled option: Synchronize file names accordingly to changes) by calling p4 move….

Which option is the best one to rename a class with associated file in VS without loosing file history in Perforce?

I have no experience with VS add-ins and ReSharper plug-ins. So if anybody knows that an option is not possible at all than a hint would help me very much.

Any idea?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can extend file renaming in VS 2010 by using a macro for adding a “p4 move -k” action to the rename event.
    See answer of “How to keep change history while renaming files in Visual Studio using Perforce”.
    This macro calls automatically a p4 rename/move when you do any rename or move action in Visual Studio. So you keep the file history in Perforce.

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