How to properly apply a patch with moved / renamed files using Git

I am trying to correctly create and apply patches using Git:

  1. I created a new git project with two files: first.txtandsecond.txt
  2. I create a branch
  3. In this new branch, I modify the contents of both files and commit
  4. I move the file second.txtto folder\second_moved.txtandfolder\second_moved.txt

Now I am creating a patch using git format-patch master --stdout > changes.patch.

Here is the content changes.patch:

From cb2a85ff9a0bc36d4f04fbe72068ae9ec3a9bcb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:46:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] changes

---
 fist.txt   | 2 +-
 second.txt | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fist.txt b/fist.txt
index d4b4f36..b5d9ba4 100644
--- a/fist.txt
+++ b/fist.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-first file
\ No newline at end of file
+first file foobar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/second.txt b/second.txt
index 0f8bbfe..54e687e 100644
--- a/second.txt
+++ b/second.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-second file
\ No newline at end of file
+second file barfoo
\ No newline at end of file
-- 
1.8.4.msysgit.0


From 09c868828cf30fba36ba04cbd476dfcb0f68f79c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:47:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] moved

---
 folder/second_moved.txt | 1 +
 second.txt              | 1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 folder/second_moved.txt
 delete mode 100644 second.txt

diff --git a/folder/second_moved.txt b/folder/second_moved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e687e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/folder/second_moved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+second file barfoo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/second.txt b/second.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 54e687e..0000000
--- a/second.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-second file barfoo
\ No newline at end of file
-- 
1.8.4.msysgit.0

Now I return to my main branch and apply the patch with git apply changes.patch. There is no mistake.

Here is the result of the state git status:

# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   fist.txt
#       modified:   second.txt
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       changes.patch
#       folder/
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

, second.txt. , , , folder. folder second_moved.txt. git apply.

git , , , , . ?

+5
1

git am changes.patch

git apply

" git -am (1) , git -format-patch (1)"

Git 2.1.1. , , .

+4

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