git-rename-branch(1)

Usage

git-rename-branch <old-branch> <new-branch>

Overview

Rename local branch and push the new branch to remote

Options

&lt;old-branch&gt;
Old branch whose has to be renamed. This is an optional parameter. If no value is supplied then the current branch will be renamed.
&lt;new-branch&gt;
New branch name

Examples

$ git rename-branch old-name new-name
$ git rename-branch new-name

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.

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Referred to by

git-extras(1) Awesome GIT utilities