How to keep change history while renaming files in Visual Studio using Perforce

Question

I know there are already several questions about renaming files by using a version control system. But I did not found a satisfactory answer to the special version control s

Answer 1

You can save yourself a step in that process by setting up an external tool in VS (Tools->External Tools) to open perforce to the document you have open. Not ideal, but closer to what you want.

Command: p4v.exe
Arguments: -s $(ItemPath)
Initial Directory: $(ItemDir)