gitmove

description: Move a file or directory in the Git repo and update all references to it model: haiku

Goal

• Given a source path <SRC> and destination path <DST> move a file or directory in the Git repo and update all references to it

Workflow

Validate Inputs

• Confirm <SRC> exists in the repository
• Confirm <DST> does not already exist (to prevent accidental overwrites)
• Ensure the parent directory of <DST> exists, creating it if necessary

Move the File or Directory

• Run git mv <SRC> <DST> to preserve Git history
• If the file is in a subrepo (e.g., helpers_root), descend in that dir to use git mv
  • E.g., cd helpers_root && git mv <SRC> <DST> adjusting the paths accordingly

Update All References

• Search the entire repository for any occurrences of <SRC>

  > grep -r -i <SRC> .
  

• Replace each occurrence of <SRC> with <DST>
• This includes:
  • Source code imports in Python
  • Unit test code in Python
  • Configuration files in YAML and JSON
  • Documentation in markdown and text
  • Any other plaintext files
• Skip binary files and the .git/ directory

Summarize Changes

• Report what changes were performed
  • List every file that had references updated, with a count of replacements per file
  • Flag any ambiguous matches that may need manual review

Ask for Help If Unsure How to Do

• If the task is not perfectly clear, you MUST not perform it, but ask for clarifications
  • When the task is complex, create a plan.md with 5 bullet points explaining what the plan is

Verify Results

• Make sure that there is no reference left over about file <SRC>

  > grep -r -i <SRC> .