How to Delete a GitHub Branch

This wikiHow shows you how to delete a branch of code from your GitHub repository. Doing this will allow you to manage the amount of branches for a particular line of code.

Steps

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    Log in to your GitHub account. If you haven’t done so, open your web browser and go to https://github.com to log in.
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    Open the main page of your repository. To do this, click the purple icon in the top-right corner of the screen, select your profile, and click on the name of the repository with the branch you want to delete listed in the pane on the left side of the screen.
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    Click on the [number] Branches tab. This is along the menu on top of the repository page.[1]
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    Scroll to the branch you want to delete and click the trash can
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    next to it.     The branch will be deleted from your repository.

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References

  1. ↑ https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository#deleting-a-branch

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