Rename folder on GitHub

Question

I have created a repository on Linux where one folder name contains a colon (':'). Now I want to clone it to a Windows system. Because a colon is not allowed in path names on Windows I get the message:

error: Invalid path (...)

I don't have access to a Linux system now. Is there a possibility to rename the folder via the GitHub web interface?

Note: I am the only one using this repository.

Answer 1

You can move a file in a new location from GitHub API, which isn't practical if you have a lot of them.

An alternative way is to use docker/machine (see get started) to

• pull any ubuntu image,
• make a Dockerfile installing git,
• docker run -it --rm this new image,
• clone your repo there,
• do a git mv, add, commit and push back.

Answer 2

I don't think it's possible to rename directory, since Git doesn't operate directories. But you can try to move all files from that directory to a new one (empty directory won't be created by git clone). How to move file is described in the Github documentation.