branch_rename function

Rename a branch

branch_rename(branch = NULL, name = NULL, force = FALSE)

Arguments

• branch: Branch to rename
• name: The new name for the branch
• force: Overwrite existing branch. Default is FALSE

Returns

invisible renamed git_branch object

Examples

## Not run:

## Initialize a temporary repository
path <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path)
repo <- init(path)

## Config user and commit a file
config(repo, user.name = "Alice", user.email = "alice@example.org")
lines <- "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do"
writeLines(lines, file.path(path, "example.txt"))
add(repo, "example.txt")
commit(repo, "First commit message")

## Rename 'master' branch to 'dev'
branches(repo)
branch_rename(repository_head(repo), "dev")
branches(repo)
## End(Not run)