6.5 Renaming a File or Directory
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The procedure for renaming a file or directory varies depending
on the id-tagging-method
of the tree and the nature of the file.
All file and directory renames should usually be followed by a run
of tree-lint
to ensure that
naming conventions and id tagging requirements have been properly
followed.
Renaming a Directory
In all cases, a directory can be renamed simply by using mv
.
Renaming a File or Symbolic Link
Begin by renaming the file or link in the ordinary way.
If the tree has an id-tagging-method
which is not names
,
then it may be necessary to run the command:
% tla move-id
OLDNAME NEWNAME
It is safe to run that command even when it is not necessary (although the command will exit with a non-0 status when invoked unecessarily).
Commands Discussed
% tla move-id -H
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Copyright
Copyright (C) 2005 Tom Lord (lord@emf.net
)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this software; see the file COPYING
. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 675
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