How to close off a Git Branch?

Question

I\'m starting out using Git + GitHub.

In our distributed team, each member is creating their own branch for each issue/requirement they are allocated.

Answer 1

We request that the developer asking for the pull request state that they would like the branch deleted. Most of the time this is the case. There are times when a branch is needed (e.g. copying the changes to another release branch).

My fingers have memorized our process:

git checkout 
git pull
git checkout 
git pull
git merge --no-ff 
git push
git tag -a branch- -m "Merge  into "
git push --tags
git branch -d 
git push origin :

A branch is for work. A tag marks a place in time. By tagging each branch merge we can resurrect a branch if that is needed. The branch tags have been used several times to review changes.