Re: Unable to remove git branch
- From
Mathias Lafeldt <misfire@debugon.org>
- Date
- Oct 29, 2010, 07:54 UTC
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- <4CCA7DA8.3020607@debugon.org>
- In-Reply-To
- <201010290943.13177.sasch.pe@gmx.de>
Sascha Peilicke wrote:
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> Hi guys, > > I accidentally did an 'git co -b --track origin/foo' ending up with a local > branch '--track'. Sadly, git is unable to remove or rename that branch because > it always interprets it as a parameter. > > As a consequence, 'git br -d "--track"' does nothing and 'git br -m "--track" > foo' even renames the current branch, say, master, to 'foo'. Any hints on how > to get rid of that pesky branch? > > BTW please CC me as I'm not subscribed to this list.
Try:
$ git br -D -- --track
-Mathias