Deleting a local branch with Git

Question

I've googled and there are several very long threads on this topic and none of them seem to help. I think I'm doing something wrong. I have a branch called Test_Branch. When I try to delete it using the recommend method, I get the following error:

Cannot delete branch 'Test_Branch' checked out at '[directory location]'.

I get no other information besides that. I can blow away the remote branch easy but the local branch won't go away.

Answer 1

Switch to some other branch and delete Test_Branch, as follows:

$ git checkout master $ git branch -d Test_Branch 

If above command gives you error - The branch 'Test_Branch' is not fully merged. If you are sure you want to delete it and still you want to delete it, then you can force delete it using -D instead of -d, as:

$ git branch -D Test_Branch 

To delete Test_Branch from remote as well, execute:

git push origin --delete Test_Branch 

Answer 2

You probably have Test_Branch checked out, and you may not delete it while it is your current branch. Check out a different branch, and then try deleting Test_Branch.