In Azure DevOps we can have different branches, but sometimes we might need to rename a branch as the name might not be reflecting the current code we are working or due to some other specific reasons. Though Azure DevOps doesn’t directly provide us a way to rename, there are some workarounds for renaming a Branch in Azure DevOps
Renaming a branch in Azure DevOps
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Go to Azure DevOps Project and Click on Repos
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Choose the Repo in which the branch name needs to be changed
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Click on branches
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Let us say I want to rename the Test1 branch to “NewTest1” branch. Click on 3 dots next to “Test1” branch & then click on New branch
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Now enter the new name of branch as “NewTest1” and then click on “Create”
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Now the new branch “NewTest1” would be created as shown below
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Once the new branch is created, you can delete the old branch. Thus by these steps you can rename the branch from one name to another