tj.git-extras/bin/git-rename-branch
Orestis 7393fb41ed
git-rename-branch: Don't fail if remote doesn't exist
Allows the command to work correctly with local branches.

Closes #535
2018-09-13 15:15:03 +03:00

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
# Assert there is at least one branch provided
test -z $1 && echo "new branch name required." 1>&2 && exit 1
new_branch="$1"
old_branch="${2-$(git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD)}"
remote=$(git config branch."$old_branch".remote; true)
git branch -m "$old_branch" "$new_branch"
# check if the branch is tracking a remote branch
if [[ -n "$remote" && "$remote" != "." ]]
then
git push "$remote" :"$old_branch"
git push --set-upstream "$remote" "$new_branch"
fi