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Git branch renaming [local & remote]
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gitrename.sh
git branch -m old_branch new_branch # First, rename branch locally
git push origin :old_branch # Then, delete the outdated branch
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch # And finally, push the new branch. Also, the new remote needs to be tracked, that is why we set set local branch to do so.
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