[SOLVED] git - is there a way to move a branch short of deleting/recreating it?

eantoranz · 06-18-2015, 01:13 AM

If you want to move the branch that is checked out, moving this branch is fairly simple:

Code:

git reset --hard somewhere

But is there a way to do this on a branch that is not checked out? It would be possible this way:

Code:

git branch -D aBranch
git branch aBranch somewhere

Can it be done in a single shot?

Thanks in advance.

mina86 · 06-18-2015, 08:19 AM

Code:

git branch -m old-name new-name

or if you have the branch checked out:

Code:

git branch -m new-name

sundialsvcs · 06-18-2015, 10:50 AM

Also, remember that "git always 'moves forward.'" Your actions will result in yet another git transaction.

average_user · 06-18-2015, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mina86

Code:

git branch -m old-name new-name

or if you have the branch checked out:

Code:

git branch -m new-name

Sorry, but I don't understand - what is this supposed to do here? IMO OP used "rename" incorrectly - as we see in his post, he uses "git reset" command. What he wants to do is move a tip of aBranch branch to a different commit and not rename aBranch.

mina86 · 06-18-2015, 03:08 PM

Ah, in that case:

Code:

git branch -f branch-name ref-to-move-the-branch-to

eantoranz · 06-18-2015, 04:18 PM

Haven't tried yet but reading git manual, I think the -f option will do the trick. Thanks, mina86.