Updating file names in Git from camel case to all lower case

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I had some files in my git named like this: "myCamelFile.rb" I just right clicked on my IDE and renamed them to all lower case so like "mycamelfile.rb" But when I do a git status I don't get any message that these are changed.

What should be done now?

What operating system are you using? I'm not sure, but it might be an issue with case-insensitive file systems. — nif, Jul 12 '13 at 19:49
maybe this helps: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8904327/case-sensitivity-in-git — nif, Jul 12 '13 at 19:58

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '13 at 20:19

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Step one: Rename them to some temp names such as "mycamelfile_temp.rb" Step two: Rename them back to "mycamelfile.rb" now all in lower case.

answered Jul 12 '13 at 20:19

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@EricFromSouthPark Step 3: Profit! – usumoio Jul 12 '13 at 20:22
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Ok that works, but you should have said that after first renaming (Step one), we should **commit**, and then rename again (step two). – Mohammed Noureldin May 06 '18 at 22:01
This answer makes git commit very messy when renaming multiple files. I would recommend the other answer by Someone instead. changing git config with "git config core.ignorecase false" – DeeMeow May 02 '23 at 03:10

score 15 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 18 '21 at 12:17

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You can just change this git config as follows:

git config core.ignorecase false

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answered Mar 16 '21 at 12:18

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This works well.! – kashipai Jun 14 '23 at 03:54

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 19:51

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You can use this to rename a file in git. You will then need to stage and commit that change.

git mv application/view/old_file_name.php application/view/new_file_name.php

Here are the complete docs on the mv command: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-mv.html

answered Jul 12 '13 at 19:51

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ok but now if I browse to my folder on file system, I am seeing the all lower case file names...I just renamed them the normal way we rename any file....so still I can refer to their old name too? In order to use this command. – Jul 12 '13 at 19:52
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Unfortunately running `git mv` only once in a case insensitive environment will not cut it. You will need to do it in two steps. Take a look at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3011625/git-mv-and-only-change-case-of-directory – Anthony Accioly Jul 12 '13 at 20:02

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered May 06 '18 at 22:02

An additional tip which is not mentioned in the accepted answer:

Step one: Rename them to some temp names such as "mycamelfile_temp.rb" Step two: Rename them back to "mycamelfile.rb" now all in lower case.

After the first renaming (Step one), we should COMMIT, and then rename again (step two).

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 08 '21 at 09:53

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to rename a file or folder needs below step:

first step is change git config on project & global:
git config core.ignorecase false
git config --global core.ignorecase false
then rename file or folder:
git mv -f myCamelFile.rb mycamelFile.rb

answered Dec 08 '21 at 09:53

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