Useful snippets

notes:

1. rename in lazygit
2. git push $remote --delete $old_name
3. git push origin HEAD

This will close any existing PR if exists

# Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a/30590238
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# Names of things - allows you to copy/paste commands
old_name=feature/old
new_name=feature/new
remote=origin

# Rename the local branch to the new name
git branch -m $old_name $new_name

# Delete the old branch on remote
git push $remote --delete $old_name

# Or shorter way to delete remote branch [:]
git push $remote :$old_name

# Prevent git from using the old name when pushing in the next step.
# Otherwise, git will use the old upstream name instead of $new_name.
git branch --unset-upstream $new_name

# Push the new branch to remote
git push $remote $new_name

# Reset the upstream branch for the new_name local branch
git push $remote -u $new_name

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30590083/git-how-to-rename-a-branch-both-local-and-remote/30590238#30590238

At a glance: Branch renaming commands

Task Command

Rename current branch git branch -m new-name Rename specific branch git branch -m old-name new-name Delete remote branch git push origin --delete branch-name Push renamed branch git push origin new-name Set upstream tracking git push --set-upstream origin new-name

https://www.codecademy.com/article/rename-git-branch

git branch -m new-branch-name 

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/git-rename-branch-how-to-change-a-local-branch-name/