Renaming Branches
Learn how to rename a branch in this lesson.
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You might find yourself in a situation where you have to rename the new branch you’ve created. Git provides a very convenient way to do so.
We will, once again, rely on the git branch
command to rename an existing branch.
Let’s say you have been working on a significant feature. You want to add authentication to your application. The branch that you are making all the relevant changes to is called new_branch
. The name new_branch
is not related to what you are doing in any way. No one else will be able to identify what this branch is about, either. It is a better idea to call it something like authentication_feature
.
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