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| .\" Title: git-rename-branch |
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| .\" Date: 04/10/2014 |
| .\" Manual: Chromium depot_tools Manual |
| .\" Source: depot_tools 68b1017 |
| .\" Language: English |
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| .TH "GIT\-RENAME\-BRANCH" "1" "04/10/2014" "depot_tools 68b1017" "Chromium depot_tools Manual" |
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| .SH "NAME" |
| git-rename-branch \- Rename a branch and correctly preserve all downstream relationships\&. |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .sp |
| .nf |
| \fIgit rename\-branch\fR <new_name> |
| \fIgit rename\-branch\fR <old_name> <new_name> |
| .fi |
| .sp |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
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| Rename the current (or specified) branch, then update all dowstream branches\*(Aq tracking information to preserve inter\-branch dependencies\&. |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .sp |
| \fBgit-rebase-update\fR(1), \fBgit-reparent-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-new-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-upstream-diff\fR(1) |
| .SH "CHROMIUM DEPOT_TOOLS" |
| .sp |
| Part of the chromium \fBdepot_tools\fR(7) suite\&. These tools are meant to assist with the development of chromium and related projects\&. Download the tools from \m[blue]\fBhere\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&. |
| .SH "NOTES" |
| .IP " 1." 4 |
| here |
| .RS 4 |
| \%https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git |
| .RE |
