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diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..339190600a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +git-mv(1) +========= + +NAME +---- +git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-mv' <options>... <args>... + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink. + + git-mv [-f] [-n] <source> <destination> + git-mv [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory> + +In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either +a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>. +In the second form, the last argument 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 renaming or moving of a file even if the target 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 '-f' is given. +-n:: +--dry-run:: + Do nothing; only show what would happen + + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> +Rewritten by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> +Move functionality added by Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |