git-rename-branch(1)
====================

NAME
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git-rename-branch -
include::_git-rename-branch_desc.helper.txt[]

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git rename-branch' <new_name>
'git rename-branch' <old_name> <new_name>

DESCRIPTION
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Rename the current (or specified) branch, then update all dowstream branches'
tracking information to preserve inter-branch dependencies.

SEE ALSO
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linkgit:git-rebase-update[1], linkgit:git-reparent-branch[1],
linkgit:git-new-branch[1], linkgit:git-upstream-diff[1]

include::_footer.txt[]

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