Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Right now the repository is clean and the working directory contains one
file—
old-name.txt
.
Follow this procedure:
1. Rename the file with
$ git mv old-name.txt new-name.txt
2. Check the contents of the working directory with the
$ ls
command.
The working directory now contains a file named
new-name.txt
. The
file
old-name.txt
has disappeared.
3. Check the status of the repository with the
$ git status
command.
The output:
# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
#
(use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#
renamed:
old-name.txt -> new-name.txt
#
explains that the operation of moving a file was staged.
4. Check the simplified form of status. The output of
$ git status -s
will be:
R_ old-name.txt -> new-name.txt
The state is denoted by two characters: the letter
R
followed by a space.
5. Commit the changes with the
$ git commit -m "Staging and
committing moved file"
command.
6. Check the status with the
$ git status -s
command. The output is
empty, therefore the repository is clean.
How It Works
The syntax of
$ git mv
is given in the following:
