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Something I haven't had to do in a while is to change the name of a Git branch both local and remote.

 

Steps to renaming a branch

Rename your local branch:

If you are on the branch you want to rename:

git branch -m new-name

Whereas, if you're on a different branch:

git branch -m old-name new-name

Delete the old-name remote branch and push the new-name local branch:

git push origin :old-name new-name

Reset the upstream branch for the new-name local branch:
Switch to the branch and then:

git push origin -u new-name

 

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