Many files can be renamed directly on GitHub Enterprise, but some files, such as images, require that you rename them from the command line.
This procedure assumes you've already:
- Created a repository on GitHub Enterprise, or have an existing repository owned by someone else you'd like to contribute to
- Cloned the repository locally on your computer
- Open TerminalTerminalGit Bash.
- Change the current working directory to your local repository.
- 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 old_filename new_filename
- Use
git status
to check the old and new file names.$ git status > # On branch your-branch > # Changes to be committed: > # (use "git reset HEAD
..." to unstage) > # > # renamed: old_filename -> new_filename > # - Commit the file that you've staged in your local repository.
$ git commit -m "Rename file" # Commits the tracked changes and prepares them to be pushed to a remote repository. # To remove this commit and modify the file, use 'git reset --soft HEAD~1' and commit and add the file again.
- Push the changes in your local repository to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
$ git push origin your-branch # Pushes the changes in your local repository up to the remote repository you specified as the origin