Renaming a Local and Remote Git Branch

Sometimes you need to rename a Git branch, here are the simple commands rename a local or remote branch in Git using the command line.

Updating Local Branch

1. Switch to the local branch you want to rename

   git checkout <old branch name>

2. Rename the branch by using the -m flag:

   git branch -m <new branch name>

   **Note: if you have a branch matching new branch name use the -M flag to override the existing branch with the same name

Update Remote Branch

1. Push the new branch, resetting upstream

   git push origin -u <new branch name>

2. Delete the old branch name on the remote

   git push origin --delete <old branch name>