Git moving files

How do you move multiple files in git? Ask Question. Asked 11 years, 11 months ago. Active 1 year, 5 months ago. Viewed 39k times. I try: git mv a. I'm using git version 1. Improve this question. Costique I should probably say that I'm running the macports git version 1. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Lily B Lily B 5, 5 5 gold badges 35 35 silver badges 50 50 bronze badges.

I had missed -A as a switch to Add, very useful : — Pondidum. But even better is that at least in git version 1. If you use, for example,. Paradoxically, even though Git is a file version control system, it doesn't track the movement of the files. It means that no metadata is saved if you rename or move a file. However, Git mv command facilitates the process as you don't need to manually delete a file and add a new one.

You can use it as in the following example:. The same can be done by removing a file and adding a new file with the same content. You can use other ways to rename files as well, only that it will require you to run more commands as you still will have to add the file and remove the other version by using rm :.

Code has been added to clipboard! Reading time 4 min. Start reading below! Contents 1. Git Move Files: Main Tips 2. Removing Git Files 3. Git Move Files: Summary. After you type git mv, you need to provide the name of the file you want to move, Hit Enter to run the command. There won't be any output. As usual, that's a good thing.

It means the command worked. If we run ls now, we'll see that the silver. Now, let's try running git status. We'll see, renamed, Now, we just need to commit the change, Let's run git status again. And we'll see there are no uncommitted changes. If we run ls, we'll see the file is still named silver. And when our git repository is cloned, You need to sign up for Treehouse in order to download course files.