RE: how to rename remote branches, the long way

[Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>]

Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> On 2021-04-23 20:08:49, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> >> Before people start throwing things (like `git push origin oldref:newref
> >> :oldref`) at me, consider that I've been beating my head against this
> >> for a while, and everywhere I look basically suggests this:
> >> 
> >>     git branch -m to_branch
> >>     git push origin from_branch:to_branch :from_branch
> >
> > Better:
> >
> >   git push origin from_branch:to_branch :from_branch &&
> >   git branch -m from_branch to_branch
> 
> How so?

If the remote branch can't be renamed, then the local branch isn't
renamed either.

> >> I wrote this primarily with the "master to main" migration, because a
> >> bunch of projects (including mine) are suddenly, actually migrating
> >> their main branch from master to main. Personnally, it's because I'm
> >> tired of being yelled "master" from my shell prompt all the time, but
> >> naturally, I guess opinions on the matter vary.
> >
> > Just tell git to stop bothering you:
> >
> >   git config --global init.defaultbranch master
> 
> I think you misunderstood me; I am tired of seeing the name "master"
> everywhere.

I see.

That makes me think we might want a converter that translates
(local)main -> (remote)master, and (remote)master -> (local)mail
everywhere, so if your eyes have trouble seeing one, you can configure
git to simply see the other... Without bothering the rest of the word.

I'll give that idea a try.

Cheers.

-- 
Felipe Contreras