$ mv test.pl test2.pl $ cvs add test2.pl $ cvs remove test.pl $ cvs commit -m "Renamed test.pl to test2.pl" cvs commit: Examining . Removing test.pl; /home/cvs/personal/projects/music/scripts/test.pl,v <-- test.pl new revision: delete; previous revision: 1.1 done RCS file: /home/cvs/personal/projects/music/scripts/test2.pl,v done Checking in test2.pl; /home/cvs/personal/projects/music/scripts/test2.pl,v <-- test2.pl initial revision: 1.1 done