How can I rename a file, so that git knows I'm renaming it? [duplicate]

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When I rename a file, git thinks that I've deleted the file and created another file. How can I rename a file, so that git knows I'm "renaming" it?

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– jayalalk, Commented Mar 8, 2014 at 16:02

jbr · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-08 16:02:05Z

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To rename a file with git use git mv

git mv oldname newname

answered Mar 8, 2014 at 16:02

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miushock Over a year ago

Down voting for potentially miss leading

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:44:41Z

git mv is just a convinience command as mentioned in git wiki

Git has a rename command git mv, but that is just for convenience. The effect is indistinguishable from removing the file and adding another with different name and the same content.

This answer also tells about the same and some other use cases.

miushock · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-08 16:03:34Z

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In contrast to traditional SCMs, git track content instead of files,

more detailed description here: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Git_FAQ#Why_does_Git_not_.22track.22_renames.3F

answered Mar 8, 2014 at 16:03

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user456814 Over a year ago

This answer isn't really all that clear, it would be better if it had more explanation of how this relates to how Git knows that you've renamed a file.

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