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--- rename_branch [2021/01/20 15:26] – chifek
+++ rename_branch [2023/09/14 06:06] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 <code>git branch -d <local-branch></code>
+In some cases, Git might refuse to delete your local branch: when it contains commits that haven't been merged into any other local branches or pushed to a remote repository. This is a very sensible rule that protects you from inadvertently losing commit data.
+If you want to delete such a branch nonetheless (e.g. because you've programmed yourself into a dead end and produced commits that aren't worth keeping) you can do so with the "-D" flag:
+<code>git branch -D <local-branch></code>