[Hands-on Discussion] T6L4 Rename local branches

[damithc]

HP_ID: hp-branch-rename

Lesson

https://git-mastery.github.io/lessons/branchRename/

Hands-on setup

Hands-on name: {{ HP_ID }}
Requires Git? (defaults to y)  [y/N]: y
Requires Github? (defaults to y)  [y/N]: N

Prepare the repo as follows:

mkdir samplerepo-books
cd samplerepo-books
git init
echo "Horror Stories" >> horror.txt
git add .
git commit -m "Add horror.txt"
git switch -c textbooks
echo "Textbooks" >> textbooks.txt
git add .
git commit -m "Add textbooks.txt"
git switch master
git switch -c fantasy
echo "Fantasy Books" >> fantasy.txt
git add .
git commit -m "Add fantasy.txt"
git switch master
git merge --no-ff -m "Merge branch textbooks" textbooks

Instructions for students

Run gitmastery download {{ HP_ID }} to create a fresh sandbox for this practical.

Requires remote repository?

No response

Additional remarks

No response