To rename the name of a branch, there are four potential steps:
- Checkout the existing branch (the one you want to rename):
git checkout <old_name> - Rename the local branch by moving it:
git branch -m <new_name> - If you’ve already pushed the
<old_name>branch to the remote repository delete the<old_name>remote branch:git push origin --delete <old_name> - Finally push the
<new_name>local branch and reset the upstream branch:git push origin -u <new_name>
That’s it. At this point you have successfully renamed your local and remote Git branch.
A note about the -m flag:
Similar to the mv command in Bash, the -m flag is for moving. Since you’re on a branch, Git infers the branch that’s being moved, however, you can be explicit and consolidate steps 1 and 2 with git checkout -m <oldbranch> <newbranch>.
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