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git branch -m <old_branch_name> <new_branch_name>

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git branch -m <oldname> <newname> # Any Branch
git branch -m <newname> # Current Branch

# For windows if you get "Branch already exists" error
git branch -M <newname>

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How do I rename both a Git local and remote branch name?

1.Start by switching to the local branch which you want to rename:

git checkout <old_name>

2. Rename the local branch by typing:

git branch -m <new_name>

3. At this point, you have renamed the local branch.
   If you’ve already pushed the <old_name> branch to the remote repository ,
   perform the next steps to rename the remote branch.

4. Push the <new_name> local branch and reset the upstream branch:

git push origin -u <new_name>

5. Delete the <old_name> remote branch:

git push origin --delete <old_name>

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git branch -m <new_name>

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git branch –m old-name new-name

git push origin :old-name new-name
git push origin –u new-name

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git push origin :old-name
git push origin new-name

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git branch -m <oldname> <newname>

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git push origin :<branch_to_rename>
git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
git push --set-upstream origin <new_branch_name>

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# Rename the local branch to the new name
git branch -m <old_name> <new_name>

# Delete the old branch on remote - where <remote> is, for example, origin
git push <remote> --delete <old_name>

# Or shorter way to delete remote branch [:]
git push <remote> :<old_name>

# Prevent git from using the old name when pushing in the next step.
# Otherwise, git will use the old upstream name instead of <new_name>.
git branch --unset-upstream <old_name>

# Push the new branch to remote
git push <remote> <new_name>

# Reset the upstream branch for the new_name local branch
git push <remote> -u <new_name>

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git branch -m new_name
git push <remote> :old_name new_name

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How do I rename a local Git branch?

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If you want to rename a branch while pointed to any branch, do:

git branch -m <oldname> <newname>
If you want to rename the current branch, you can do:

git branch -m <newname>
If you want to push the local branch and reset the upstream branch:

git push origin -u <newname>
And finally if you want to Delete the remote branch:

git push origin --delete <oldname>
A way to remember this is -m is for "move" (or mv), which is how you rename files. Adding an alias could also help. To do so, run the following:

git config --global alias.rename 'branch -m'
If you are on Windows or another case-insensitive filesystem, and there are only capitalization changes in the name, you need to use -M, otherwise, git will throw branch already exists error:

git branch -M <newname>

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