Remove the GIT branch pushed by mistake

Question

pcA$ git branch -a
* dev
  dev_1
  dev_2
  remotes/svr/dev
pcA$ git push  # only dev --> remotes/svr/dev is desired.

However,

pcB$ git branch -a
* dev
  remotes/svr/dev
pcB$ git pull
pcB$ git branch -a
* dev
  dev_1
  remotes/svr/dev

Please kindly indicate:

Possible duplicate of [Delete a Git branch both locally and remotely](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2003505/delete-a-git-branch-both-locally-and-remotely) — DaveyDaveDave, Dec 10 '15 at 15:31

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '15 at 15:56

2

You can delete a remote branch using (in svr)

git push origin --delete <branchName>

To delete a branch in your local (pcB in your case):

git branch -D <branchName>

Also to push only a single branch to a branch on the remote repository, you can use

git push origin <branchName>

Also if you face any problem doing this, you can try forcing it using the flag --force, for example:

git push origin --delete --force <branchName>

answered Dec 10 '15 at 15:56

computnik

`pcB $ git fetch --prune svr` is recommended for pcB for a more updated view. – Yulin Huang Jan 17 '16 at 13:52

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