git-rename-branch - Man Page

• Rename the branch you are currently on: git rename-branch new_branch_name
• Rename a specific branch: git rename-branch old_branch_name new_branch_name

tldr.sh

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

Rename local branch and push the new branch to remote

<old-branch>

Old branch whose has to be renamed. This is an optional parameter. If no value is supplied then the current branch will be renamed.

<new-branch>

New branch name

$ git rename-branch old-name new-name

$ git rename-branch new-name

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