Did you mistakenly give a wrong branch name? Do you want to give a meaningful name using git commands? Yes, Then you are at the perfect place. In this article, we will show how to rename the Git branch both locally and remotely. Let’s just jump into it.
Rename Git Branch
01 Renaming a Local Git Branch
CASE 1: If you are on a current branch and you want to change the current branch name then run the following command:
git branch -m new-branch-name
The -m flag is an abbreviated form of --move, you can use either -m or --move.
You can also use the capital -M flag which means --move --force, which allows you to forcefully rename even if the branch already exists. So the existing branch will be overridden by it.
CASE 2: If you are on a different branch and you want to change any other branch name then run the following command:
git branch -m old-branch-name new-branch-name
02 Renaming a Remote Git Branch
If you’ve already pushed the Git branch to the remote repository then you can perform the following steps to rename a remote branch.
1. Delete the branch with the old name on the remote repository:
git push origin --delete old-branch-name
2. Finally, push the branch with the correct name:
git push origin :old-branch-name new-branch-name
That’s it. You have successfully renamed both local and remote Git branches.
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