Delete local and remote Git branches
Delete a local branch:
git branch -D mybranchDelete a remote branch (essentially pushes 'null' to the remote branch):
git push remotename :mybranchDelete local and remote together (thanks to zzet's comment):
git push remotename --delete :mybranchWritten by Abhinav Ajgaonkar
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git push remotename --delete :mybranch
over 1 year ago
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git push origin :mybranch actually mean push local branch "" (empty branch) to branch "mybranch" on origin. You can also push other local branches. Example: git push heroku develop:master, that pushes local develop branch to master on heroku.
over 1 year ago
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