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Moves a file/directory that's part of a tracked component to a new location. This command will update the .bitmap file accordingly.

Synopsis

bit move|mv <from> <to>

Examples

Move a file that's part of a tracked component

bit move src/foo/bar/index.js src/components/new/location/new-file-name.js

Move a directory that's part of a tracked component

bit move src/foo src/components/new/location/foo

Rename a component

Similar to Git, you can also use move to rename files within a component.

$ bit move <oldDirName> <newDirName>
$ bit move <oldFileName> <newFileName>