From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:58:38 GMT
Subject: Re: [BUG] git-branch -m cannot rename remote branches
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0806082357470.1783@racer>
In-Reply-To: <200806082257.20833.jnareb@gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008, Jakub Narebski wrote:

> I cannot rename remote branch (possibly packed, and possibly with
> reflog) using "git branch"

That is very much by design; a next fetch would get them with their 
current name anyway.  A "remote prune" should get rid of any stale 
branches.

So yes, "branch -m" with remote branches does not make sense.

Ciao,
Dscho