#Git rename branch local only update#

Review the information about local environments, then click Rename branch. Next to the branch you want to rename, click. You can also find the branch dropdown menu at the top of the integrated file editor.

On, navigate to the main page of the repository.įrom the file tree view on the left, select the branch dropdown menu, then click View all branches. You should consider adding a new branch with the original content plus an additional commit reporting that the branch name is deprecated and suggesting that users migrate to the new branch name. GitHub Actions workflows do not follow renames, so if your repository publishes an action, anyone using that action with will break. Also, GitHub does not perform any redirects if users perform a git pull for the previous branch name.

#Git rename branch local only update#

If the renamed branch is the head branch of an open pull request, this pull request is closed.Īfter the rename is complete, GitHub provides instructions on the repository's home page directing contributors to update their local Git environments.Īlthough file URLs are automatically redirected, raw file URLs are not redirected. Branch protection policies are also updated, as well as the base branch for open pull requests (including those for forks) and draft releases. When you rename a branch on, any URLs that contain the old branch name are automatically redirected to the equivalent URL for the renamed branch. For more information about branches, see ' About branches).' You can rename a branch in a repository on.