How do i rename a file in a git repository?

giraffelife

Here we want to rename the lastorders.php file to lastdrinks.php

$ ls
lastorders.php  NewUser.txt  README.md  Test.php

Use the git move command to rename the file.

$ git mv lastorders.php lastdrinks.php

The status shows as "renamed"

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

	renamed:    lastorders.php -> lastdrinks.php

The commit show file as rename

$ git commit -m "renamed lastorders.php to lastdrinks.php"
[master 289adb5] renamed lastorders.php to lastdrinks.php
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename lastorders.php => lastdrinks.php (100%)