git-annex/doc/walkthrough/renaming_files.mdwn

	$ cd ~/annex
	$ git mv big_file my_cool_big_file
	$ mkdir iso
	$ git mv debian.iso iso/
	$ git commit -m moved

You can use any normal git operations to move files around, or even
make copies or delete them.

Notice that, since annexed files are represented by symlinks,
the symlink will break when the file is moved into a subdirectory.
But, git-annex will fix this up for you when you commit --
it has a pre-commit hook that watches for and corrects broken symlinks.

(Note that if a repository is in direct mode, you can't run normal git
commands in it. Instead, just move the files using non-git commands, and
`git annex add` and `git annex sync`.)
this is not all run as root 2019-03-27 15:15:03 +00:00			`$ cd ~/annex`
			`$ git mv big_file my_cool_big_file`
			`$ mkdir iso`
			`$ git mv debian.iso iso/`
			`$ git commit -m moved`
split the walkthrough and inline back together 2011-02-27 16:45:48 +00:00
			`You can use any normal git operations to move files around, or even`
			`make copies or delete them.`

			`Notice that, since annexed files are represented by symlinks,`
			`the symlink will break when the file is moved into a subdirectory.`
			`But, git-annex will fix this up for you when you commit --`
			`it has a pre-commit hook that watches for and corrects broken symlinks.`
add a note about direct mode 2014-07-25 07:57:21 +00:00
maybe better note for direct mode, although I dislike the walkthrough being complicated by direct mode at all 2014-08-12 18:29:36 +00:00			`(Note that if a repository is in direct mode, you can't run normal git`
			`commands in it. Instead, just move the files using non-git commands, and`
remove possibly incorrect statement about walkthrough not making a direct mode repo -- depends on OS and filesystem 2015-01-20 16:43:18 +00:00			`git annex add` and `git annex sync`.)