在git中重命名远程分支,其实就是先删除远程分支,然后重命名本地分支,再重新提交一个远程分支。
例如下面的例子中,我需要把 devel 分支重命名为 develop 分支:
$ git branch -av
* devel 752bb84 Merge pull request #158 from Gwill/devel
master 53b27b8 Merge pull request #138 from tdlrobin/master
zrong 2ae98d8 modify CCFileUtils, export getFileData
remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
remotes/origin/add_build_script d4a8c4f Merge branch 'master' into add_build_script
remotes/origin/devel 752bb84 Merge pull request #158 from Gwill/devel
remotes/origin/devel_qt51 62208f1 update .gitignore
remotes/origin/master 53b27b8 Merge pull request #138 from tdlrobin/master
remotes/origin/zrong 2ae98d8 modify CCFileUtils, export getFileData
删除远程分支:
$ git push --delete origin devel
To git@github.com:zrong/quick-cocos2d-x.git
- [deleted] devel
重命名本地分支:
git branch -m devel develop
推送本地分支:
$ git push origin develop
Counting objects: 92, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (48/48), done.
Writing objects: 100% (58/58), 1.38 MiB, done.
Total 58 (delta 34), reused 12 (delta 5)
To git@github.com:zrong/quick-cocos2d-x.git
* [new branch] develop -> develop
然而,在 github 上操作的时候,我在删除远程分支时碰到这个错误:
$ git push --delete origin devel
remote: error: refusing to delete the current branch: refs/heads/devel
To git@github.com:zrong/quick-cocos2d-x.git
! [remote rejected] devel (deletion of the current branch prohibited)
error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:zrong/quick-cocos2d-x.git'
这是由于在 github 中,devel 是项目的默认分支。要解决此问题,这样操作:
- 进入 github 中该项目的 Settings 页面;
- 设置 Default Branch 为其他的分支(例如 master);
- 重新执行删除远程分支命令。