Git Tutorial How do I Delete A Git Branch Locally And Remotely
In Git we occasionally have to delete a branch & we want to do this both locally & remotely. This page descripbes how we delete a git branch locally & remotely.
Delete a remote branch
Terminal example:
Terminal
>
git push origin -d branchName
> Output:
- [deleted] branchName
Delete a local branch
Terminal example:
Terminal
>
git branch -D branchName
> Output:
Deleted branch branchName (was a5f2b57).
When we delete a branch ensure that we are not on that branch so just checkout a different branch.
We have 3 different branches that are involved. We have:
To delete the remote branch we need to utilize the "push origin" so it will be "git push origin --delete branchName"
Here is the official Git documentation for Branch Management.
Here is the official Git documentation for Remote Branches.
We have 3 different branches that are involved. We have:
- the local branch
- The remote origin branch
- The local remote-tracking branch
To delete the remote branch we need to utilize the "push origin" so it will be "git push origin --delete branchName"
Here is the official Git documentation for Branch Management.
Here is the official Git documentation for Remote Branches.