How do I rename both a Git local and remote branch name

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I have four branches like master -  origin regacy  FeatureA -  origin FeatureA  As you can see  I typed the wrong name   So I want to rename a remote branch name  origin regacy   origin legacy or origin master   I try the command below   git remote rename regacy legacy   But Git console returned an error message to me    error   Could not rename config section  remote regacy  to  remote legacy    How can I solve this problem

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It seems that there is a direct way      If you really just want to rename branches remotely  without renaming any local branches at the same time  you can do this with a single command like      git push  lt remote gt   lt remote gt   lt old name gt  refs heads  lt new name gt    lt old name gt       Renaming branches remotely in Git   See the original answer for more detail

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This can be done even without renaming the local branch in three simple steps    Go to your repository in GitHub Create a new branch from the old branch which you want to rename Delete the old branch

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Attaching a Simple Snippet for renaming your current branch  local and on origin    git branch -m  lt oldBranchName gt   lt newBranchName gt  git push origin   lt oldBranchName gt  git push --set-upstream origin  lt newBranchName gt    Explanation from git docs      git branch -m or -M option   will be renamed to     If  had a corresponding reflog  it is renamed   to match   and a reflog entry is created to remember the   branch renaming  If  exists  -M must be used to force the   rename to happen       The special refspec    or    to allow non-fast-forward updates    directs Git to push  matching  branches  for every branch that exists   on the local side  the remote side is updated if a branch of the same   name already exists on the remote side       --set-upstream   Set up  s tracking information so  is considered  s upstream branch  If no  is specified  then it defaults to the current branch

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There is no direct method    Rename Local Branch   My current branch is master  git branch -m master renamed  master renamed is new name of master Delete remote branch   git push origin --delete master  origin is remote name Push renamed branch into remote   git push origin master renamed   That s it

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I had to do the following task to rename local and remote branch     Rename the local branch to the new name git branch -m  lt old name gt   lt new name gt      Delete the old remote branch git push origin --delete  lt old name gt     push to new remote branch - creates new remote branch git push origin  lt new name gt     set new remote branch as default remote branch for local branch git branch --set-upstream-to origin  lt new name gt   lt new name gt

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Rename your local branch  If you are on the branch you want to rename   git branch -m new-name   If you are 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   All set

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There are a few ways to accomplish that   Change your local branch and then push your changes Push the branch to remote with the new name while keeping the original name locally  Renaming local and remote   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     Prevent git from using the old name when pushing in the next step    Otherwise  git will use the old upstream name instead of  lt new name gt   git branch --unset-upstream  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     Renaming Only remote branch Credit  ptim   In this option  we will push the branch to the remote with the new name   While keeping the local name as is git push  lt remote gt   lt remote gt   lt old name gt  refs heads  lt new name gt    lt old name gt    Important note  When you use the git branch -m  move   Git is also updating your tracking branch with the new name   git remote rename legacy legacy  git remote rename is trying to update your remote section in your configuration file  It will rename the remote with the given name to the new name  but in your case  it did not find any  so the renaming failed  But it will not do what you think  it will rename your local configuration remote name and not the remote branch     Note Git servers might allow you to rename Git branches using the web interface or external programs  like Sourcetree  etc    but you have to keep in mind that in Git all the work is done locally  so it s recommended to use the above commands to the work

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If you have named a branch incorrectly AND pushed this to the remote repository follow these steps to rename that branch  based on this article     Rename your local branch    If you are on the branch you want to rename  git branch -m new-name If you are 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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Rename your local branch    If you are on the branch you want to rename   git branch -m new-name   if you stay on a different branch at the current time   git branch -m old-name new-name    Delete the old-name remote branch and push the new-name local branch    Stay on the target branch and   git push origin  old-name new-name    Reset the upstream branch for the new-name local branch    Switch to the target branch and then   git push origin -u new-name

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It can also be done the following way   At first rename local branch  then remote branch   Renaming the local branch    If logged in another branch   git branch -m old branch new branch    If logged in the same branch   git branch -m new branch   Renaming remote branch   git push origin  old branch       Delete the remote branch  git push --set-upstream origin new branch      Create a new remote branch

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I use these git alias and it pretty much does the job automatic   git config --global alias move   git checkout master  git branch -m  1  2  git status  git push --delete origin  1  git status  git push -u origin  2  git branch -a  exit        Usage  git move FROM BRANCH TO BRANCH   It works if you have the default names like master  origin etc  You can modify as you wish but it gives you the idea

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If you have already pushed the wrong name to remote  do the following    Switch to the local branch you want to rename  git checkout  lt old name gt  Rename the local branch  git branch -m  lt new name gt  Push the  lt new name gt  local branch and reset the upstream branch  git push origin -u  lt new name gt  Delete the  lt old name gt  remote branch  git push origin --delete  lt old name gt    This was based on this article

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