how to move files from one folder to another folder in the same git repository preserving history [duplicate]

Question

I'm using git-bash-1.8.4

Git structure: Master -folder1/file1,file2,file3.. -folder2/ -folder3/

so I want to copy file1 to folder2 preserving history.

I tried

git mv file1 folder2 but it doesn't work. please suggest.

Answer 1

git mv file1 folder2

does not work because file1 and folder2 are under different directories. Try following command from the root of repository.

git mv folder1/file1 folder2