The git-smartmv command-line tool, written by James Cherti, allows moving files and/or directories without having to worry about manually choosing whether to use mv or git mv.

• If the file or directory is being moved within the same Git repository, git-smartmv uses git mv.
• If the file or directory is being moved between a Git repository and a non-Git directory or a different Git repository, git-smartmv uses mv.

Installation

sudo pip install git-smartmvCode language: plaintext (plaintext)

Shell alias

To simplify the usage of this tool, you can add the following line to your ~/.bashrc:

alias mv="git-smartmv"Code language: plaintext (plaintext)

Usage

The git-smartmv command-line tool accepts similar arguments as the mv command, including the source file or directory to be moved, and the destination file or directory.

Example:

git smartmv file1 file2 directory/

Second example (rename):

git smartmv file1 file2

Links related to git-smartmv

• Git-smartmv @PyPI
• Git-smartmv @GitHub