分支重命名现在可以通过GitHub API使用

你可以用GitHub REST API重命名一个分支。

你可以通过gh CLI轻松运行API命令，就像这样:

gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/rename" -f new_name={newBranch}

只需删除旧的分支并创建新的分支。

示例(仅重命名远程分支):

git push origin :refs/heads/oldname
git push origin newname:refs/heads/newname

您可能还应该重命名本地分支，并更改推/拉位置的设置。

如前所述，在GitHub上删除旧的并重新推送，尽管所使用的命令比必要的更啰嗦:

git push origin :name_of_the_old_branch_on_github
git push origin new_name_of_the_branch_that_is_local

稍微分析一下这些命令，git push命令本质上是:

git push <remote> <local_branch>:<remote_branch>

因此，在没有指定local_branch的情况下进行推送，本质上意味着“从本地存储库中不获取任何东西，并将其作为远程分支”。我一直认为这完全是笨拙的，但这就是它的方式。

从Git 1.7开始，有一种删除远程分支的替代语法:

git push origin --delete name_of_the_remote_branch

正如@void提到的。注释中的指针

注意，你可以结合这两个push操作: Git推送源:old_branch new_branch 这将删除旧的分支并推送新的分支。

这可以转换为一个简单的别名，将远程的、原始的分支和新的分支名作为参数，在~/.gitconfig中:

[alias]
    branchm = "!git branch -m $2 $3 && git push $1 :$2 $3 -u #"

用法:

git branchm origin old_branch new_branch

注意，shell命令中的位置参数在较旧的Git版本(2.8之前?)中是有问题的，因此别名可能会根据Git版本而有所不同。有关详细信息，请参阅此讨论。

在GitHub端，您可以使用新的(2021年1月)“支持重命名现有分支”(受保护的分支只能由管理员重命名，见末尾)

跟随本教程:https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/renaming-a-branch

参见“如何在GitHub网站上重命名分支?”。

这是一个更好的方法，因为以这种方式重命名分支(在github.com上)将:

Re-target any open pull requests Update any draft releases based on the branch Move any branch protection rules that explicitly reference the old name Update the branch used to build GitHub Pages, if applicable Show a notice to repository contributors, maintainers, and admins on the repository homepage with instructions to update local copies of the repository Show a notice to contributors who git push to the old branch Redirect web requests for the old branch name to the new branch name Return a "Moved Permanently" response in API requests for the old branch name

2021年12月更新:

Restrict renaming protected branches to admins Now, only admins can rename branches that are protected by branch protection rules. GitHub allows repository collaborators to rename every branch in a repository, with the exception of the default branch. When a collaborator renames a branch, any non-wildcard branch protection rules that apply to that branch are also changed to match the branch's new name. Because only admins can modify branch protection rules, renaming of a protected branch is now limited to admin users. For more information, visit Renaming a branch and Managing a branch protection rule.

下面的命令对我有用:

git push origin :old-name-of-branch-on-github
git branch -m old-name-of-branch-on-github new-name-for-branch-you-want
git push origin new-name-for-branch-you-want

你不用终端也能做到。您只需要用新名称创建一个分支，然后删除旧名称。

Create a branch In your repository’s branch selector, just start typing a new branch name. It’ll give you the option to create a new branch: It’ll branch off of your current context. For example, if you’re on the bugfix branch, it’ll create a new branch from bugfix instead of master. Looking at a commit or a tag instead? It’ll branch your code from that specific revision. Delete a branch You’ll also see a delete button in your repository’s Branches page: As an added bonus, it’ll also give you a link to the branch’s Pull Request, if it has one.

我只是复制和粘贴这个内容从:创建和删除分支