Deleting a Git Branch Remotely

git push -d <remote_name> <branch_name>

• remote_name: the name of the remote repository you're interacting with. If you don't remember changing this, it's most like just origin

• branch_name: the name of the remote branch you'd like to delete

Common Errors

Branch Doesn't Exist on the Remote

error: unable to delete '<branch_name>': remote ref does not exist

Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try:

• Make sure you're in the correct git directory on your machine

• Make sure the branch you're trying to delete actually exists. Run git branch -r to list all of the remote git branches belonging to your repo.

• Make sure the branch you're trying to delete exists in the remote repository you provided. Run git branch -r to get a list of all the remote repos and their branches.

Remote Repository Doesn't Exist

fatal: '<remote_name>' does not appear to be a git repository

Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try:

• Make sure you're in the correct git directory on your machine

• Make sure the remote repository you're providing actually exists. You can run git remote -v to list all of the remote remote repositories associated to your repo

  
  

Deleting a Git Branch Locally

git branch -d <branch_name

• branch_name: the name of the local git branch you'd like to delete

Common Errors

Branch Not Found

error: branch '<branch_name>' not found

Here are some troublshooting steps you can try:

• Make sure you;re in the correct git directory on your machine

• Make sure the branch you're trying to delete actually exists. Run git branch to list all of the git branches you have stored locally