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Powershell script to rename a branch in Git
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renameBranch.ps1
$oldName = "feature/fix"
$newName = "feature/fixes"
$directory = "C:\Projects\Folder"
Set-Location -Path $directory
git fetch
git checkout $oldName
git pull
git branch -m $newName
git branch -m $oldName $newName
git push origin :$oldName $newName
git push origin -u $newName
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