In the example above, we’re on the local feature branch, but we can still remove the remote feature branch without any problem. Moreover, unlike the local branch deletion, we can delete a remote branch no matter which local branch we’re currently working on. Therefore, if we launch git push now, the local feature branch will be pushed to remote again. That is to say, deleting a remote branch won’t impact the local tracking branches. However, the local feature branch is still there. Next, let’s remove the remote feature branch: $ git push origin -d featureĪs we can see, after we execute the git push -d feature command, the remote feature branch has been deleted. This command might fail if you have changes that havent been merged to a. Further, we’re currently on the local feature branch. To delete a local branch, you need to use the git branch -d command. So, now we have the local and remote feature branches. git branch -d/-D Won’t Delete the Remote Branchīranch 'feature' set up to track 'origin/feature'. However, if we want to discard the unmerged commits, as the error message suggested, we can run “ git branch -D feature” to execute a force deletion: $ git branch -D feature First, we can merge the feature branch into master and then execute “ git branch -d feature” again. * commit 3aac499 (origin/master, origin/HEAD, master) This is because the to-be-deleted branch ( feature) is ahead of the default branch ( master): $ git log -graph -abbrev-commit Branches icon on GitHub Select the trash can icon beside the branch you want delete (on the right side).

If you are sure you want to delete it, run 'git branch -D feature'. Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.Įrror: The branch 'feature' is not fully merged. Now, Git will refuse to delete the feature branch if we still use the -d option: $ git checkout master $ git ci -am'add 'feature' to the readme' If you are want to remove this even branch is not fully merged then use the -D flag which is the alias for force delete i.e. No changes added to commit (use 'git add' and/or 'git commit -a') But this time, we’re going to make some changes and commit it: $ git checkout -b feature First, let’s create the feature branch again.

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