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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::
  32        Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists
  33-k::
  34        Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error
  35        condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor
  36        controlled by GIT, or when it would overwrite an existing
  37        file unless '-f' is given.
  38-n::
  39--dry-run::
  40        Do nothing; only show what would happen
  41
  42
  43Author
  44------
  45Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  46Rewritten by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
  47Move functionality added by Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
  48
  49Documentation
  50--------------
  51Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  52
  53GIT
  54---
  55Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite