Rename a Branch

Introduction

Git is a powerful version control system that allows developers to manage their codebase efficiently. One of the essential features of Git is the ability to rename a branch. Renaming a branch can help developers to keep their codebase organized and make it easier to understand the purpose of each branch.

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Rename a Branch

As a developer, you may need to rename a branch for various reasons, such as to make it more descriptive or to follow a naming convention. Renaming a branch can be a simple task, but it requires some knowledge of Git commands. In this challenge, you will learn how to rename a branch using Git.

For this lab, we will use the Git repository named https://github.com/labex-labs/git-playground.

Suppose you will create a branch named old-branch to work on a new feature. After completing the feature, you realize that the branch name is not descriptive enough. You want to rename the branch to new-branch to make it more meaningful. To rename the branch, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the local repository directory.
2. Use the git checkout -b old-branch command to create a branch named old-branch and use the git branch -m <old-name> <new-name> command to rename the branch. In our example, the command would be git branch -m old-branch new-branch.
3. Verify that the branch has been renamed by using the git branch command.

The output should show the new branch name:

master
* new-branch

Summary

Renaming a branch is a simple task that can help developers to keep their codebase organized. In this lab, you learned how to rename a branch using the git branch -m <old-name> <new-name> command. Remember to verify that the branch has been renamed correctly before continuing to work on it.