Change case of a file on Windows?

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There are a couple of files in our git-controlled codebase that I'd like to rename. Specifically, I just want to change the case of the file, so that sourceCode.java becomes SourceCode.java, for example. The catch: I'm on a Windows box, and the filesystem thinks those are the same file name.

How can I get Windows and Git to recognize that change and check it in? The change of the file name should not be ignored, but committed to git.

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6 Answers

In my opinion one simple way is missing. You can do this for a single file, a specific directory or even the whole repository. Just rename your files in any way you like before and than execute these commands:

git rm --cached <file name or directory>
git add <file name or directory>

If you want to affect also the sub-directories, you have to use the -r flag:

git rm -r --cached <directory>
git add <directory>
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