git - swap/exchange a remote branch

Question

I have two remote branches:

feature233
v1.9.12.

I need to rename the 1. branch to v1.9.12 and the 2. branch to v1.9.15 :

feature233 --> v1.9.12
v1.9.12 --> v1.9.15

Since the new name of the 1. branch is the same as the old name of the 2. branch, is going to be any problem for the rest of the users of the remote repository? What should they do to have localy the new name of both branch?

Thanks!

How are the old `v1.9.12` and `feature233` related to each other? Is one the (direct or indirect) parent of the other? — poke, Mar 05 '13 at 10:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '13 at 09:25

Is going to be any problem for the rest of the users of the remote repository?

It might, as it changes completely the history of (what they referred to) v1.9.12
The users would have to reset their local branch to the new origin/v1.9.12 remote branch.

git fetch
git branch -f v1.9.12 origin/v1.9.12

They might want to create a branch where the old v1.9.12 is on their local repo, in case they have work committed there, and want to go back to it.

git - swap/exchange a remote branch

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