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Wilhelm
Wilhelm

Reputation: 1437

Why do I have two remote master branches?

When I use the git branch command, it displays only one local branch: master

However, when I use the git branch -a command, it displays the initial master branch as well as two remote master branches:
remotes/wilhelm/master
remotes/origin/master

Why do I have two remote branches and how do I delete the extra branch without deleting my remote repo?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 525

Answers (2)

Wilhelm
Wilhelm

Reputation: 1437

I ended up manually removing the branch from my .git/refs/remotes/ folder.

I wouldn't recommend any one do this unless:

  • absolutely necessary
  • or you have difficulty letting go [as I do]

Upvotes: 0

toydarian
toydarian

Reputation: 4554

It looks like you have two remote repositories. Of course everyone of them has a master branch, so you have two remote master branches.

You can remove remotes with

git remote remove <name>

This will not delete the repository, only your local repo will not track the remote repo any more.

Upvotes: 1

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