How to delete local and remote branch using git

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So right now these are the branches I have:

WalnutiQ> git branch -a
* develop
  feature-model_in_javascript
  master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/develop
  remotes/origin/feature-model_in_javascript
  remotes/origin/master

My goal is to delete the branch feature-model_in_javascript so I tried:

WalnutiQ> git branch -d feature-model_in_javascript
Deleted branch feature-model_in_javascript (was 4604f04).

So now when I check my branchs I get:

WalnutiQ> git branch -a 
* develop
  master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/develop
  remotes/origin/feature-model_in_javascript # <== HOW DO I DELETE THIS????
  remotes/origin/master

How do I delete that remote branch? I manually deleted it by clicking the delete button on https://github.com/WalnutiQ/WalnutiQ/branches

Greg Hewgill · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11 03:56:47Z

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If you have already manually deleted the branch on the upstream server, then use

git fetch -p

to "prune" your remote tracking branches. Any branches under remotes/origin that no longer exist on the server will be deleted from your local repository.

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 3:56

Greg Hewgill

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Nancy Over a year ago

@GregHewgill I think git branch -p is used for remove any remote-tracking branches which no longer exist on the remote. I'm not familiar with remote-tracking branch, but it seems remote-tracking is local branch that tracked with remote branch.

Nancy · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11 03:57:20Z

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Just use below to delete the remote branch:

git push origin :<branch>

remove remote tags is the same.

You can find details here: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-Remote-Branches

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 3:57

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letter Q Over a year ago

WalnutiQ> git push origin :feature-model_in_javascript error: unable to delete 'feature-model_in_javascript': remote ref does not exist

Nancy Over a year ago

@QuinnLiu Try git branch -r to list the remote branches. Check the link you provided, seems no branch named feature-model_in_javascript

Tormod Hystad · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-25 08:52:46Z

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A slightly more modern syntax for deleting remote branches (perhaps easier to remember) is:

git push origin --delete <branchName>

answered Jun 25, 2014 at 8:52

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