Is it ok to rename branches in bare repository at packed-refs file?
I want to rename it from:
# pack-refs with: peeled fully-peeled
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa refs/heads/master
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb refs/heads/new
to:
# pack-refs with: peeled fully-peeled
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa refs/heads/old
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb refs/heads/master
As torek stated:
You can rename branches by issuing the command
Usage:
git branch -m <oldbranch> <newbranch>
Source: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Basic-Branching-and-Merging