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git-mv:tldr:d0a92
git-mv: Overwrite the file or directory in the target path if it exists.
$ git mv --force ${filename_or_directory} ${path-to-destination}
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This command uses the git mv
command in Git to move or rename a file or directory within a Git repository. Here is an explanation of each part:
git mv
: It is a Git command used to move or rename files or directories.--force
: This option is used to forcefully move the file or directory, even if it conflicts with an existing file or folder in the destination location. If this option is not specified, and there is a conflict, the command will fail.${filename_or_directory}
: Replace this placeholder with the name of the file or directory you want to move or rename. For example, if you want to move a file named "example.txt", you will replace${filename_or_directory}
withexample.txt
.${path-to-destination}
: Replace this placeholder with the path to the destination directory where you want to move or rename the file or directory. For example, if you want to move the file "example.txt" to a directory named "folder", you will replace${path-to-destination}
withfolder/
. If you want to rename the file, you can also include the new filename in the destination path, likefolder/new-name.txt
.
For example, if you want to move a file named "example.txt" to a directory named "folder" and overwrite any conflicts, you would run the following command:
git mv --force example.txt folder/
This command will move the file "example.txt" to the "folder" directory. If there is already a file with the same name in the "folder" directory, it will be overwritten.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.