Git rename a branch(locally and remotely)

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Rename a branch in Git locally and remotely.

Rename a branch(locally and remotely)

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# Rename a branch locally
git branch -m old-branch new-branch

# Delete the remote branch
git push origin --delete old-branch

# Unset the upstream branch
git branch --unset-upstream

# Push the new branch to remote
git push origin new-branch