git rename branch 21 May 2014 This operation is pretty simple, all you need to use is the branch commando with a -m flag to git rename branch: git branch -m <oldbranchname> <newbranchname> example: git branch -m feature/humanreadable feature/translation git rename branch Or if you already checked out the branch you want to rename all you need to do is: git branch -m <newbranchname> example: git branch -m feature/translation Read more at the git branch documentation I hope you find this post valuable. If you click the ad below I get paid by someone else and can continue to publish posts for free. I would appreciate it very much.