Git Deleting A Branch - ashish9342/FreeCodeCamp GitHub Wiki
// locally ((if you know what you are doing!)
git branch -d localBranchName
// and then if you need to...
// on remote
git push origin :remoteBranchName
Normally in a contribution flow Branches
are a great way to work on different features, fixes, etc. while isolating them from the main codebase. So a repo may have a master
branch, and separate branches to work on different features.
Typically once the work is completed on a feature and it is recommended to delete the branch.
Lets say you have a repo called as AwesomeRepo
, and its hosted on Github, at a location such as https://github.com/my_username/AwesomeRepo
.
Also lets assume it has the branches like:
master
feature/some-cool-new-stuff
fix/authentication
staging
For consistency we will assume branch names are same on local
as well as on the remote
.
Now, lets say you are done with that fix for authentication and want to remove the branch fix/authentication
.
Simply do:
git push --delete <remote> <branch>
.
For example: git branch --delete origin fix/authentication
If you get the error
error: unable to push to unqualified destination: remoteBranchName The destination refspec neither matches an existing ref on the remote nor begins with refs/, and we are unable to guess a prefix based on the source ref. error: failed to push some refs to 'git@repository_name'
Perhaps someone else has already deleted the branch. Try to synchronize your branch list using
git fetch -p
The git manual says -p, --prune After fetching, remove any remote-tracking branches which no longer exist on the remote.
First checkout to a branch other that the one you want to delete:
git checkout <branch>
.
For example: git checkout master
Git will not let you delete the branch you are currently on.
Then proceed with deleting:
git branch -D <branch>
.
For example: git branch -D fix/authentication