30-seconds-of-code/snippets/rename-branch.md

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Rename a branch	branch,intermediate

Renames a local branch.

• Use git branch -m <old-name> <new-name> to rename <old-name> to <new-name>.

git branch -m <old-name> <new-name>

git checkout master
git branch -m patch-1 patch-2
# Renames `patch-1` to `patch-2`