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Renaming a file using the command line You can use the command line to rename any file in your repository.
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Many files can be renamed directly on {% data variables.product.product_name %}, but some files, such as images, require that you rename them from the command line.

{% data reusables.command_line.manipulating_file_prereqs %}

{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %} {% data reusables.command_line.switching_directories_procedural %} 3. Rename the file, specifying the old file name and the new name you'd like to give the file. This will stage your change for commit.

$ git mv <em>old_filename</em> <em>new_filename</em>
  1. Use git status to check the old and new file names.
$ git status
> # On branch <em>your-branch</em>
> # Changes to be committed:
> #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
> #
> #     renamed: <em>old_filename</em> -> <em>new_filename</em>
> #

{% data reusables.git.commit-file %}

$ git commit -m "Rename file"
# Commits the tracked changes and prepares them to be pushed to a remote repository.
# {% data reusables.git.reset-head-to-previous-commit-codeblock %}

{% data reusables.git.git-push %}

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