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How can I rename a local Git branch?

How can I rename a local branch which has not yet been pushed to a remote repository?

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Solution

  • To rename the current branch:

    git branch -m <newname>

    To rename a branch while pointed to any branch:

    git branch -m <oldname> <newname>

    -m is short for --move.

    To push the local branch and reset the upstream branch:

    git push origin -u <newname>

    To delete the remote branch:

    git push origin --delete <oldname>

    To create a git rename alias:

    git config --global alias.rename 'branch -m'

    On Windows or another case-insensitive filesystem, use -M if there are only capitalization changes in the name. Otherwise, Git will throw a "branch already exists" error.

    git branch -M <newname>