git change branch name

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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Freeyang 95 points

                                    git branch -m &lt;new_name&gt;

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AFloyd 100 points

                                    git branch &ndash;m old-name new-name

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D.H. 80 points

                                    git branch -m &lt;oldname&gt; &lt;newname&gt;

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                                    git branch -m &lt;new_name&gt;

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RAR 85 points

                                    # Rename the local branch to the new name
git branch -m &lt;old_name&gt; &lt;new_name&gt;

# Delete the old branch on remote - where &lt;remote&gt; is, for example, origin
git push &lt;remote&gt; --delete &lt;old_name&gt;

# Or shorter way to delete remote branch [:]
git push &lt;remote&gt; :&lt;old_name&gt;

# Push the new branch to remote
git push &lt;remote&gt; &lt;new_name&gt;

# Reset the upstream branch for the new_name local branch
git push &lt;remote&gt; -u &lt;new_name&gt;

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Lachlan 95 points

                                    git branch -m &lt;oldname&gt; &lt;newname&gt;

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Try-catch-finally 120 points

                                    git branch &ndash;m old-name new-name

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Lee lee 105 points

                                    # Step 1 
# create main branch locally, taking the history from master
git branch -m master main

# Step 2 
# push the new local main branch to the remote repo (GitHub) 
git push -u origin main

# Step 3
# switch the current HEAD to the main branch
git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main

# Step 4
# change the default branch on GitHub to main
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/setting-the-default-branch

# Step 5
# delete the master branch on the remote
git push origin --delete master

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Ulrika 100 points

                                    # Rename the local branch to the new name
git branch -m &lt;old_name&gt; &lt;new_name&gt;

# Delete the old branch on remote - where &lt;remote&gt; is, for example, origin
git push &lt;remote&gt; --delete &lt;old_name&gt;

# Or shorter way to delete remote branch [:]
git push &lt;remote&gt; :&lt;old_name&gt;

# Push the new branch to remote
git push &lt;remote&gt; &lt;new_name&gt;

# Reset the upstream branch for the new_name local branch
git push &lt;remote&gt; -u &lt;new_name&gt;

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Trey Anupong 125 points

                                    # Step 1 
# create main branch locally, taking the history from master
git branch -m master main

# Step 2 
# push the new local main branch to the remote repo (GitHub) 
git push -u origin main

# Step 3
# switch the current HEAD to the main branch
git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main

# Step 4
# change the default branch on GitHub to main
# https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/setting-the-default-branch

# Step 5
# delete the master branch on the remote
git push origin --delete master

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