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Rename a Git branch
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rename-git-branch.sh
#!/bin/bash
old_name="old-branch-name"
new_name="new-branch-name"
git checkout ${old_name}
git branch -m ${old_name} ${new_name}
git push origin :${old_name} ${new_name}
git push origin -u ${new_name}
echo "Branch ${old_name} renamed to ${new_name}"
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