rename remote branch in git
# Rename your local branch.
# If you are on the branch you want to rename:
git branch -m new-name
# If you are on a different branch:
git branch -m old-name new-name
# Delete the old-name remote branch and push the new-name local branch.
git push origin :old-name new-name
# Reset the upstream branch for the new-name local branch.
# Switch to the branch and then:
git push origin -u new-name