How do I rename branch on the GitHub website?

Question

I don\'t know how to run command line stuff. I just don’t have the environment.

So I\'m trying to rename a branch on the GitHub website. It was, by default, named

Answer 1

It is not possible to rename a branch from the Github website. You will need to do the following -

Setup your Git Environment

Follow this - https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git

Rename branch locally & on Github

git branch -m old_branch new_branch # Rename branch locally
git push origin :old_branch # Delete the old branch
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch # Push the new branch, set local branch to track the new remote