How to rename local and remote git branch?

This blog will help you to rename a local git repository branch and also, you can apply the same changes on the remote git repository.

Rename Local Git Branch

You can use -m option to rename a git branch.

To rename the active branch

$ git branch -m <new_branch_name>

To rename other branch

To rename other branch than active one, first define the name of the old branch name followed by the new branch name.

$ git branch -m <old_branch_name> <new_branch_name>

Update changes to remote

Now, if you have already pushed the old branch to the remote. You can point a new branch to a new remote.

$ git push origin :<old_branch_name>
$ git push origin <new_branch_name>:refs/heads/<new_branch_name>