Rename remote branch on bitbucket

Question

Is it possible to rename a remote branch on Bitbucket?

I found a command to do it locally git branch -m old-name new-name.

But not sure if this is the correct way and what will happen when I push it.

Answer 1

I'd like to update these answers a bit.

1. First rename the branch.

# if on the branch
git branch -m new-branch-name

# if on a different branch
git branch -m old-branch-name new-branch-name

2. Update the remote, in this case Bitbucket.

# Delete the old branch on remote
git push origin --delete old-branch-name

# Push the new branch to remote
git push origin new-branch-name

# Reset the upstream branch
git push origin -u new-branch-name

3. Optionally, let your team know to update their local repositories.

git fetch --all
git checkout new-branch-name

This worked well for me.