Summary - File lifecycle

Combine lifecycle steps to explain a file's journey.

The Git file lifecycle

When a file is created, it may initially be untracked. After using git add, Git starts tracking it; when committed, its version is recorded in history. Later edits create the modified state.

New file → git add → commit
Tracked file → modified

You can use Git file commands to remove or rename files.

Exercise Rename a file

Rename the tracked old-name.txt file to new-name.txt. Write the appropriate command so Git stages the change.

Show example solution

# Dosyayı yeni adıyla taşı
git mv old-name.txt new-name.txt

Test yourself

Which command do you use to rename a tracked file while preserving Git's file history?
- git log
- git mv
- git diff
- git status
Show answer

git mv — <code>git mv</code> moves a file to a new location or name and stages the change.

Move a file to a new name

git mv draft.txt ____

Show answer

git mv draft.txt final.txt

Operations in a file's lifecycle

Untracked

A file not yet tracked
Tracked

A file monitored by Git
git rm

Deletes a file and stages removal
git mv

Moves or renames a file

Next lesson: git show

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