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git rename file

$ git mv old_filename new_filename

git rename file

# Short answer:
git mv filename new_filename
or
git mv /path/to/file_location /path/to/new/file_location

# Note, if you manually move a file or rename it (w/o git mv) git may
# 	treat the moved/renamed file as a new file 
# Note, it's fairly popular to use the alias gm for git mv

how to rename a file inside git bash

$ git clone git@github.com:username/reponame.git
$ cd reponame
$ git mv README README.md
$ git commit -m "renamed"
$ git push origin master

git rename file

git mv old_file new_file

Rename Files in git command

git mv dir1/somefile.js dir2

git rename file

git mv file_from file_to