Rename file with Git

Question

I m new to Git Github and I needs some help  I would like to rename file from README to README md  I have only one repo called  change-z-index    1  I open and login like that   ssh -T git github com   And I enter my passphrase   2  I try to rename the file like that   git mv README README md git commit -m  renamed  git push origin master   It gives me an error saying bad source   I think I need to select my repo first    it s name is  change-z-index   I have read manual many times  but still can t understand how to do it

User · Accepted Answer

As far as I can tell  GitHub does not provide shell access  so I m curious about how you managed to log in in the first place     ssh -T git github com Hi username  You ve successfully authenticated  but GitHub does not provide shell access    You have to clone your repository locally  make the change there  and push the change to GitHub     git clone git github com username reponame git   cd reponame   git mv README README md   git commit -m  renamed    git push origin master

User · Answer

Do a git status to find out if your file is actually in your index or the commit    It is easy as a beginner to misunderstand the index staging area    I view it as a  progress pinboard   I therefore have to add the file to the pinboard before I can commit it  i e  a copy of the complete pinboard   I have to update the pinboard when required  and I also have to deliberately remove files from it when I ve finished with them - simply creating  editing or deleting a file doesn t affect the pinboard  It s like  storyboarding    Edit  As others noted  You should do the edits locally and then push the updated repo  rather than attempt to edit directly on github

User · Answer

I had a similar problem going through a tutorial     git mv README README markdown   fatal  bad source  source README  destination README markdown  I included the filetype in the source file     git mv README rdoc README markdown   and it worked perfectly   Don t forget to commit the changes with i e       git commit -a -m  Improved the README    Sometimes it is simple little things like that  that piss us off   LOL

User · Answer

You can rename a file using git s mv command     git mv file from file to   Example     git mv helo txt hello txt    git status   On branch master   Changes to be committed       use  git reset HEAD  lt file gt      to unstage        renamed     helo txt - gt  hello txt      git commit -m  renamed helo txt to hello txt   master 14c8c4f  renamed helo txt to hello txt  1 files changed  0 insertions     0 deletions -   rename helo txt   gt  hello txt  100

User · Answer

Note that  from March 15th  2013  you can move or rename a file directly from GitHub    you don t even need to  clone that repo  git mv xx and git push back to GitHub         You can also move files to entirely new locations using just the filename field    To navigate down into a folder  just type the name of the folder you want to move the file into followed by      The folder can be one that   s already part of your repository  or it can even be a brand-new folder that doesn   t exist yet

User · Answer

You ve got  Bad Status  its because the target file cannot find or not present  like for example you call README file which is not in the current directory

[git] Rename file with Git

Examples related to git

Examples related to github