1git-mv(1) 2========= 3 4NAME 5---- 6git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink 7 8 9SYNOPSIS 10-------- 11[verse] 12'git mv' <options>... <args>... 13 14DESCRIPTION 15----------- 16This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink. 17 18 git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination> 19 git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory> 20 21In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either 22a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>. 23In the second form, the last argument has to be an existing 24directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory. 25 26The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be 27committed. 28 29OPTIONS 30------- 31-f:: 32--force:: 33 Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists 34-k:: 35 Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error 36 condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor 37 controlled by GIT, or when it would overwrite an existing 38 file unless '-f' is given. 39-n:: 40--dry-run:: 41 Do nothing; only show what would happen 42 43-v:: 44--verbose:: 45 Report the names of files as they are moved. 46 47GIT 48--- 49Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite