git2r (version 0.26.1)

branch_rename: Rename a branch

Description

Rename a branch

Usage

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

Value

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="[e-mail]")
writeLines("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do",
           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)
# }

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