Background

Over the weekend, I created a generic file.

Later I saw that the common functions that I was placing in that file will only be used for a specific use case.

Let us go rename the file.

 

Git

Git Rename File

To rename a file we will use “git mv”.

 

Git MV

Syntax

git mv [filename-current] [filename-target]

Sample

Rename File

Outline

Rename File.

Script

rem rename file
echo rename file "utility.ps1" to "utilityFile.ps1"
git mv "utility.ps1"  "utilityFile.ps1"

Check File Existence

Outline

If current file exists and target file does not exist, then it is OK to rename the file.

Script

IF EXIST "utility.ps1" (

		IF NOT EXIST "utilityFile.ps1" (
		
			rem rename file
			echo rename file "utility.ps1" to "utilityFile.ps1"
			git mv "utility.ps1"  "utilityFile.ps1"
		)
	)

Git Status

Let us do a quick status check.

 

Git Status

Syntax

git status

Sample

git status

Output

Output – Image

Output – Text

>git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
        renamed:    utility.ps1 -> utilityFile.ps1

Explanation

File is being renamed from utility.ps1 to utilityFile.ps1.