To delete a local branch in Git, you can use the git branch
command with the -d
or -D
flag, followed by the name of the branch you want to delete. The -d
flag will only delete the branch if it has been fully merged into the current branch, while the -D
flag will force the deletion of the branch, regardless of its merge status. Here are the steps:
First, make sure that you are on a different branch than the one you want to delete. You cannot delete a branch that you are currently on.
To delete a local branch that has been fully merged, use the following command:
git branch -d branch_name
where branch_name
is the name of the branch you want to delete.
- If the branch you want to delete has not been fully merged, Git will show an error message. If you are sure that you want to delete the branch anyway, use the following command instead:
git branch -D branch_name
This will force the deletion of the branch, even if it has unmerged changes.
- Once you have deleted the branch, you can verify that it is no longer present by using the
git branch
command with no arguments. This will list all the local branches, and the deleted branch should not be present in the list.
Note: Be careful when deleting branches, especially if they contain unmerged changes. Once a branch has been deleted, its changes cannot be recovered unless you have a backup or a copy of the branch.
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