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   1git-mv(1)
   2=========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git-mv' <options>... <args>...
  12
  13DESCRIPTION
  14-----------
  15This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
  16
  17 git-mv [-f] [-n] <source> <destination>
  18 git-mv [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
  19
  20In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either
  21a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>.
  22In the second form, the last argument has to be an existing
  23directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.
  24
  25The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be
  26committed.
  27
  28OPTIONS
  29-------
  30-f::
  31        Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists
  32-k::
  33        Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error
  34        condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor
  35        controlled by GIT, or when it would overwrite an existing
  36        file unless '-f' is given.
  37-n::
  38        Do nothing; only show what would happen
  39
  40
  41Author
  42------
  43Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  44Rewritten by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
  45Move functionality added by Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
  46
  47Documentation
  48--------------
  49Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  50
  51GIT
  52---
  53Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  54