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title Delete a Git branch
titleSuffix Azure Repos
description Learn how to delete a Git branch by using two different methods: in Visual Studio and from the command line.
ms.assetid 4b18a164-d1cb-4f87-89cb-8dc227e64af1
ms.service azure-devops-repos
ms.topic tutorial
ms.date 02/22/2018
monikerRange <= azure-devops
ms.subservice azure-devops-repos-git

Delete a Git branch

[!INCLUDE version-lt-eq-azure-devops] [!INCLUDE version-vs-gt-eq-2019]

This article describes how to delete a Git branch by using two different methods: in Visual Studio and from the command line.

Note

Deleting a branch in your local repo doesn't remove the branch on the remote.

Prerequisites

[!INCLUDE azure-repos-prerequisites]

Delete branch

Browser

  1. View your repo's branches by selecting Repos > Branches while viewing your repo on the web.

    :::image type="content" source="media/repos-navigation/repos-branches.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to access your branches.":::

  2. Select the More options button at the end of the row of the branch you want to delete.

    :::image type="content" source="media/delete-git-branch/more-options.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to access the menu to delete a branch.":::

  3. In the options menu, select Delete branch.

  4. In the Delete branch dialog box, select Delete.

Visual Studio

To delete a branch, follow these steps:

  1. From the Git menu on the menu bar, choose Manage Branches.

  2. Under Branches, right-click a branch and select Delete. If you have unpublished changes, Visual Studio asks if you're sure you want to delete the branch.

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and later versions provides a Git version control experience while maintaining the Team Explorer Git user interface. To use Team Explorer, uncheck Tools > Options > Preview Features > New Git user experience from the menu bar. You can exercise Git features from either interface interchangeably.

  1. Open up Team Explorer and go to the Branches view.

  2. Locate the branch you want to delete. Remember that you can't delete a branch you're currently working in.

  3. Right-click the branch name and select Delete. Visual Studio will ask if you're sure you want to delete the branch if you have unpublished changes.

    Deleting a branch in Visual Studio

You can delete a remote branch using the same method. Locate the tree for the remote in Team Explorer's Branches view (such as remotes/origin), right-click, and select Delete.

Command Line

Delete a local branch using the git branch -d command while checked out to a different branch.

git branch -d <branch_name>

Deleting a remote branch requires use of the git push command using the --delete option.

git push origin --delete <branch_name>

Next steps

[!div class="nextstepaction"] Restore a deleted branch