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How to rename a directory/folder on GitHub website?


I was able to find a way on GitHub Website to rename a single file and did so with success.

I was also able to find a way to rename a whole repository and did that with success.

Does anyone know how to do this to a single directory without using command line? For reference, I am trying to change a directory named InterviewTesting (that contains source files, etc) to something else. I tried doing it the single file way. enter image description here
But this didn't allow me to change the name of the directory (InterviewTesting), only the actual file name.


Solution

  • Actually, there is a way to rename a folder using web interface.

    1) Type a folder name followed by slash to go down into a subfolder. 2) Type dot dot, then slash, to jump upwards one directory. 3) Use the backspace key to edit the parent directory's name.

    See https://github.com/blog/1436-moving-and-renaming-files-on-github