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Moving a file to a new location using the command line	You can use the command line to move files within a repository by removing the file from the old location and then adding it in the new location.	/articles/moving-a-file-to-a-new-location-using-the-command-line	free-pro-team enterprise-server * *

Many files can be moved directly on {{ site.data.variables.product.product_name }}, but some files, such as images, require that you move them from the command line.

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1. On your computer, move the file to a new location within the directory that was created locally on your computer when you cloned the repository. {{ site.data.reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal }}
2. Use git status to check the old and new file locations.

$ git status
> # On branch <em>your-branch</em>
> # Changes not staged for commit:
> #   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
> #
> #     deleted:    /<em>old-folder</em>/<em>image.png</em>
> #
> # Untracked files:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
> #
> #     /<em>new-folder</em>/<em>image.png</em>
> #
> # no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

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$ git add .
# Adds the file to your local repository and stages it for commit.
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5. Use git status to check the changes staged for commit.

$ git status
> # On branch <em>your-branch</em>
> # Changes to be committed:
> #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
> #
> #    renamed:    /old-folder/image.png -> /new-folder/image.png
# Displays the changes staged for commit

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$ git commit -m "Move file to new directory"
# Commits the tracked changes and prepares them to be pushed to a remote repository.
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Further reading

• "Renaming a file using the command line"
• "Adding a file to a repository using the command line"