git rename local branch

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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Frostman 95 points

                                    $ git checkout Branch-Name-You-Want-to-Change
$ git branch -m New-Branch-Name

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Nij 90 points

                                    git branch -m &lt;new_name&gt;

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Trevor Judice 105 points

                                    $ git checkout Branch-Name-You-Want-to-Change
$ git branch -m New-Branch-Name

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Gricey 95 points

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

git push origin :old-name new-name
git push origin &ndash;u new-name

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Fuad Hirad 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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Mai Anh Nguyen 90 points

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

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Sylvia Winik 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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Daudi 120 points

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

git push origin :old-name new-name
git push origin &ndash;u new-name

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Sylvia Bryan 115 points

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

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3.57 (7 Votes)

EA in SB 80 points

                                    git branch -m &lt;new_name&gt;

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