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Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name<branch_name>

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d. 

git branch -D branch_name<branch_name>

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname  

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d. 

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname  

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d <branch_name>

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d. 

git branch -D <branch_name>

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname  

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.
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Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

git branch -D branch_name 

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete branchname 

git push origin :branchname  

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d. 

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname  

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.
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Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete :branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete :branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.

Delete locally:

To delete a local branch, you can use:

git branch -d branch_name

To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

git branch -D branch_name

Delete remotely:

There are two options:

git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete branchname

I would suggest you use the 2nd way as it is more intuitive.
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