Git

Git: Renaming a Branch

Git branches are an easy way to manage our code, and separate our copies of our code when we want to work on specific features. We can then merge our code back into our main branch, or even rebase it.

Sometimes, though we make a mistake in the naming of our branch. Maybe you wrote fea-ui-design instead of feat-ui-design, or maybe you just want to rename your branch completely. Fortunately, it’s easy to rename a branch. First switch to the branch you want to rename using checkout:

git checkout my-branch

And then use the -m option on branch to rename it.

git branch -m new-branch

Now my-branch has been renamed to new-branch - it’s as easy as that!

More Tips and Tricks for Git

• Setting upstream with Git
• Resolving Git Merge Conflicts
• Git Merge: Merging Changes from other Branches
• Git: Renaming a Branch
• How to add a Blank Directory to your Git Repository
• How to make Git forget a tracked file now in .gitignore
• How to move your Githooks to your Repo
• The Complete Beginners Guide to Getting Started with Git
• How to Auto Compress Your CSS and JS with Git Hooks
• How to amend and update a git commit