git_rename_branch.md

How to rename branch

Step 1: rename local branch

If you are in different branch other than old-branch,

git branch -m <old-branch> <new-branch>

eg. git branch -m load_data feature/load_data

If you are in the old-branch,

git branch -m <new-branch>

eg. git branch -m feature/load_data

Step 2: delete remote old branch

git push <remote> -d <old-branch>

e.g. git push origin -d load_data

Step 3: unset the old upstream name of the new branch in local

git branch --unset-upstream

Step 4: push new branch to remote

git push

NOTE: your git config needs to have the following setting =>
      push.default = true
      or
      push.autosetupremote = true

Note

Instead of Step 3 and 4, you can run the following command directly

git push <remote> -u <new_branch>
or
git push <remote> --set-upstream <new_branch>

e.g. 
git push origin -u feature/load_data
or
git push origin --set-upstream feature/load_data

 -u or --set-upstream tells Git to set the upstream branch for the current local branch to the specified new remote branch.
 This set up a tracking relationship between the current location branch and the remote branch you're pushing to.