git-commit-vandalism/Documentation/git-mv.txt
Josef Weidendorfer 1114b26e8f Add git-mv
It supersedes git-rename by adding functionality to move multiple
files, directories or symlinks into another directory.  It also
provides according documentation.

The implementation renames multiple files, using the arguments from
the command line to produce an array of sources and destinations.  In
a first pass, all requested renames are checked for errors, and
overwriting of existing files is only allowed with '-f'.  The actual
renaming is done in a second pass.  This ensures that any error
condition is checked before anything is changed.

Signed-off-by: Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-10-23 17:25:08 -07:00

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git-mv(1)
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NAME
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git-mv - Script used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-mv' [-f] [-n] <source> <destination>
'git-mv' [-f] [-k] [-n] <source> ... <destination directory>
DESCRIPTION
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This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either
a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>, which must not exist.
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
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-f::
Force renaming or moving even targets exist
-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::
Do nothing; only show what would happen
Author
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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
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite