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How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

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How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

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    1. Delete Local Branch

      To delete the local branch use one of the following:

      $ git branch -d <branch_name>
$ git branch -D <branch_name>
      • The -d option is an alias for --delete, which only deletes the branch if it has already been fully merged in its upstream branch.
      • The -D option is an alias for --delete --force, which deletes the branch “irrespective of its merged status.” [Source: man git-branch]
      • As of Git v2.3, git branch -d (delete) learned to honor the -f (force) flag.
      • You will receive an error if you try to delete the currently selected branch.

      Delete Remote Branch

      As of Git v1.7.0, you can delete a remote branch using

      $ git push <remote_name> --delete <branch_name>

      which might be easier to remember than

      $ git push <remote_name> :<branch_name>

      which was added in Git v1.5.0 “to delete a remote branch or a tag.”

      Starting with Git v2.8.0, you can also use git push with the -d option as an alias for --delete. Therefore, the version of Git you have installed will dictate whether you need to use the easier or harder syntax.

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    2. To remove a local branch from your machine:

      git branch -d {the_local_branch} (use -D instead to force deleting the branch without checking merged status)

      To remove a remote branch from the server:

      git push origin --delete {the_remote_branch}

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    3. The short answers

      If you want more detailed explanations of the following commands, then see the long answers in the next section.

      Deleting a remote branch

      git push origin --delete <branch>  <span># Git version 1.7.0 or newer</span>
git push origin -d <branch>        <span># Shorter version (Git 1.7.0 or newer)</span>
git push origin :<branch>          <span># Git versions older than 1.7.0</span>

      Deleting a local branch

      git branch --delete <branch>
git branch -d <branch> <span># Shorter version</span>
git branch -D <branch> <span># Force-delete un-merged branches</span>
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    4. It’s very simple:

      To delete the remote branch

      git push -d origin <branch-name>

      Or

      git push origin :<branch-name>

      — You can also delete tags with this syntax

      To forcefully delete local branch

      git branch -D <branch-name>
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    5. If you want to delete a branch, first checkout to the branch other than the branch to be deleted.

      git checkout other_than_branch_to_be_deleted

      Deleting the local branch:

      git branch -D branch_to_be_deleted

      Deleting the remote branch:

      git push origin --delete branch_to_be_deleted
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    6. Delete locally:

      To delete a local branch, you can use:

      git branch -d <branch_name>

      To delete a branch forcibly, use -D instead of -d.

      git branch -D <branch_name>

      Delete remotely:

      There are two options:

      git push origin :branchname

git push origin --delete branchname
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    7. To delete your branch locally and remotely

      • Checkout to master branch – git checkout master
      • Delete your remote branch – git push origin --delete <branch-name>
      • Delete your local branch – git branch --delete <branch-name>
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