git-mv1
Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
Usage
git mv
[-v]
[-f]
[-n]
[-k]
<source>
<destination>
git mv
[-v]
[-f]
[-n]
[-k]
<source> ...
<destination-directory>
Overview
Move or rename a file, directory, or symlink.
In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>. In the second form, <destination-directory> has to be an existing directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.
The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be committed.
Options
-
-f, --force -
Force renaming or moving of a file even if the <destination> exists.
-
-k -
Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor controlled by Git, or when it would overwrite an existing file unless
-fis given.
-
-n, --dry-run -
Do nothing; only show what would happen
-
-v, --verbose -
Report the names of files as they are moved.
Submodules
Moving a submodule using a gitfile (which means they were cloned with a Git version 1.7.8 or newer) will update the gitfile and core.worktree setting to make the submodule work in the new location. It also will attempt to update the submodule.<name>.path setting in the gitmodules(5) file and stage that file (unless -n is used).
Git
Part of the git(1) suite
Releases
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 10 times.
--dry-run since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--force since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--verbose since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-v since Debian 7 (Wheezy).