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Rename git branch locally and remotely
git branch -m old_branch new_branch # Rename branch locally
git push origin :old_branch # Delete the old branch
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch # Push the new branch, set local branch to track the new remote
#Set of commands i use to rename feature/15.0 to feature/SignupRefactor locally and remotely
#rename local feature/15.0 to feature/SignupRefactor
git branch -m feature/15.0 feature/SignupRefactor
#delete remote feature/15.0
git push origin :feature/15.0
#Push newly named local feature/SignupRefactor to track the new remote
git push --set-upstream origin feature/SignupRefactor
#All these can be done via visual GUI using SourceTree
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