Rename Git repository
In this article, we will discuss renaming Git repositories. We can explain this in different ways.
It can rename the displayed name, the repository on GitHub, or the folder of the repository. We will discuss these and go through the steps we need to follow.
Rename a Git repository on GitHub
GitHub makes it easy to rename a repository. Follow the steps below to rename your repository.
First, go to 设置the tab and then 常规设置on the tab, you will find it.
If we wanted to rename our DelftStackrepository to another one, we would type in the desired name and click Rename. It is that simple.
Of course, the repository URL will change and we have to re-set it in our local repo. We will copy the new URL, browse to the folder of our local repository and run the following command.
$ git remote set-url origin <new-URL>
After the change, Git will save the old repo and the associated URL.
It also redirects traffic to the new URL. Anyone using the old link will be redirected to the new link.
Rename the displayed name in Git
To change the displayed name, for example, to gitweb, follow these steps.
-
Open and edit
.git/descriptionthe file to contain the desired names. - Save the file.
Rename repository directory in Git
If you don't know, the name of the local repository is extracted from the repository's directory. So to change the name, you have to rename the directory.
You cannot rename a local repository without changing the directory name.
We use git mvthe command to rename the directory. We run:
$ git mv <old-name> <new-name>
In short, GitHub allows us to change the name of our repository on the settings tab. You must git set remote - urlset the new name on the command line using the command.
To rename a local repo, you must rename the directory containing the repo.
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