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Description
Rename files and directories without losing history or breaking future merges.
Supported
The rename command (also aliased as mv) will allow files and directories to be renamed without breaking forwards or backwards history. These changes can be committed along with content changes as a single revision. Commands that use the history, including log and merge and annotate, will follow files through arbitrary renames. Two revisions that rename the same original file to different names, or that rename two different files to the same new name, will (correctly) cause a conflict will need to be resolved by the user before they can be merged.
Example Usage
To rename a file:
$ mtn rename foo.c bar.c
$ mtn commit
$ mtn log bar.c
Further Reference
Manual and Tutorial Sections:
Features and Requirements in other evaluations:
- FreeBSD's VCSFeatureRename