How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

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How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

I want to delete a branch both locally and remotely.

Failed Attempts to Delete a Remote Branch*

$ git branch -d remotes/origin/bugfix

error: branch 'remotes/origin/bugfix' not found.



$ git branch -d origin/bugfix

error: branch 'origin/bugfix' not found.



$ git branch -rd origin/bugfix

Deleted remote branch origin/bugfix (was 2a14ef7).



$ git push

Everything up-to-date



$ git pull

From github.com:gituser/gitproject



 [new branch] bugfix -> origin/bugfix

Already up-to-date.

What should I do differently to successfully delete the remotes/origin/bugfix branch both locally and remotely?

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4 years ago by Kajalsi45d

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**akshay1995** · Answer 1 · 2021-07-12T12:30:00

To remove a local branch from your machine:



git branch -d {the_local_branch} (use -D instead to force deleting the branch without checking merged status)

To remove a remote branch from the server:



git push origin --delete {the_remote_branch}

**RoliMishra** · Answer 2 · 2021-07-13T10:48:16

For deleting the remote branch:

git push origin --delete <your_branch>

For deleting the local branch, you have three ways:

1: git branch -D <branch_name>



2: git branch --delete --force <branch_name>  # Same as -D



3: git branch --delete  <branch_name>         # Error on unmerge

**pankajshivnani123** · Answer 3 · 2021-07-14T12:35:28

You can also use the following to delete the remote branch

git push --delete origin serverfix
Which does the same thing as

git push origin :serverfix
but it may be easier to remember.

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How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

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