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39 questions linked to/from How do I rename a local Git branch?
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How do I rename the local Git branch? [duplicate]
I don't want to rename a remote branch, as described in Rename master branch for both local and remote Git repositories.
How can I rename a local branch which hasn't been pushed to a remote branch?
In ...
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How to rename and move branch in git (bitucket/sourcetree) [duplicate]
We have a branch called ABC-Awsome_Branch , that is "saved" in feature/3.0.0, so it looks like: feature/3.0.0/ABC-Awsome_Branch
But the branch was created with an incorrect name, and even not in the ...
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move a branch path in git (change its name, not its code) [duplicate]
we have a branch on remote called release/service-release-2016
I want to rename the branch to release/completed/service-release-2016 for archiving and clarity.
How do I do this?
Everything I ...
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Rename local branch not pused in remote [duplicate]
I've created a new branch in local with below command and started working on code changes.
master> git checkout -b "mybranch"
Later, I realized that I needed to follow our standard and that I ...
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How do I rename both a Git local and remote branch name?
I have a local branch master that points to a remote branch origin/regacy (oops, typo!).
How do I rename the remote branch to origin/legacy or origin/master?
I tried:
git remote rename regacy legacy
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Rename master branch for both local and remote Git repositories
I have the branch master which tracks the remote branch origin/master.
I want to rename them to master-old both locally and on the remote. Is this possible?
For other users who tracked origin/...
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Renaming branches remotely in Git
If there is a repository that I only have git:// access to (and would usually just push+pull), is there a way to rename branches in that repository in the same way that I would do locally with git ...
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Change a branch name in a Git repo
How do I rename an existing branch in a Git repo?
I want the current branch to have a new name.
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How do I rename my Git 'master' branch to 'release'?
We would like to enforce a new policy for our projects that the master branch now be called the release branch to ensure it is more clear as to how the branch should be used. Naturally, we will have ...
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How can I rename my branch from TortoiseGit?
I know the way to rename branch from command line, but - since I'm using TortoiseGit - I'm curious if there are any options to do such thing.
Thanks for the answers :)
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git branch -M main
One of the things github now recommends is changing the branch to main instead of master.
The code given on the github site is:
git branch -M main
That never works for me, so I thought I would ...
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Git problems with git push --all
I have a base repository that lives on a UNC \machine\share ....etc.
I have a local clone that I work on in the master branch and occasionally merge over to the "stable" branch.
usually I do a
git ...
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Can't checkout git branch started with hyphen (-)
I have cloned a git repository.
This repository has a remote branch something like -feature-abc.
When I type git checkout -feature-abc, I get:
error: unknown switch `e'
Any idea how to checkout this ...
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How to make Head point to master in git?
Please help to make Head point to master in git
I tried to
git rebase HEAD master
and
git checkout master
Nothing of those helps.
Updated:
Strange I tried:
git symbolic-ref HEAD
refs/heads/...
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Group git branches
I've taken over a big git repository with lots of branches that no one really seems to know what they are all about. Is there any way to put branches in some kind of grouping or folder so that they ...
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