Merging Instanced Files with History Preservation (2025-04-19 14:59:56)

User

I have several instanced files "_001.ext" that were created in order to keep my changes. Now that I'm working with a repository, how can I merge them to ensure that history remains?

Assistant

Let me check your repository structure first to understand the files we're working with.

Listed current directory • **15** results

Name
📁 `.git`
📁 `.specstory`
📄 `.cursorindexingignore`
📁 `destruction`
📁 `kay`
📁 `baby driver 2014 reformat project`
📁 `streamUniverse`
📁 `Legend`
📁 `twokinds`
📄 `saw.fountain`
📄 `boness4e26.txt`
📄 `springtrap.fountain`
📄 `sarapilot.fountain`
📄 `themisunderstood.fountain`
📄 `peterpan.fountain`

Let me look for any "_001.ext" pattern files in your directories:

Grep search for "_001\." • **1** files

File	Line	Match
`file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/OneDrive/Desktop/writinRepo/.specstory/history/2025-04-19_20-59-untitled.md`	L6	`I have several instanced files "_001.ext" that were created in order to keep my changes. Now that I'm working with a repository, how can I merge them to ensure that history remains?`

Let me check the repository details to confirm we're working with Git:

git status

PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo>

Let me search deeper in subdirectories for files matching the pattern:

Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "_001\." } | Select-Object FullName

PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec


FullName
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C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\destruction\2023-12-11 jim carrey grinch 2000_001.txt 
C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\kay\alternateseggychristmas_001.fountain
C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\streamUniverse\debut.r3b1rth_frontier_mp4_001.foun... 
C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\streamUniverse\reprobatereveal_001.fountain
C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\twokinds\twokindsrewrite_001.fountain


PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo>

Now I'll look for the corresponding base files without the "_001" suffix:

Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -File | Select-Object Name

PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi

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