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1git-mv(1)
2=========
3
4NAME
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c3f0baac 6git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
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9SYNOPSIS
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63d34b0b 11'git-mv' <options>... <args>...
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13DESCRIPTION
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15This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
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17 git-mv [-f] [-n] <source> <destination>
18 git-mv [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
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1114b26e 20In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either
b933e818 21a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>.
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22In the second form, the last argument has to be an existing
23directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.
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25The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be
26committed.
27
28OPTIONS
29-------
30-f::
b933e818 31 Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists
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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.
e0e6c096 37-n, \--dry-run::
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38 Do nothing; only show what would happen
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41Author
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43Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
44Rewritten by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
45Move functionality added by Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
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47Documentation
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49Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
50
51GIT
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9e1f0a85 53Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite