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I was trying to track a remote branch with $ git checkout -b --track global/master, and git created a branch named "--track". Now, when I run $ git branch -D --track it won't delete the branch. I believe Git is parsing the last argument, --track, as a git-branch subcommand flag, not a branch name.
I attempted to quote the branch name with $ git branch -D '--track' and escape the leading hyphen with $ git branch -D \--track.
How can I delete the "--track" branch?
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In some cases, Git might refuse to delete your local branch: when it contains commits that haven't been merged into any other local branches or pushed to a remote repository. This is a very sensible rule that protects you from inadvertently losing commit data.
Deleting a branch LOCALLYDelete a branch with git branch -d <branch> . The -d option will delete the branch only if it has already been pushed and merged with the remote branch. Use -D instead if you want to force the branch to be deleted, even if it hasn't been pushed or merged yet.
First, use the git branch -a command to display all branches (both local and remote). Next, you can delete the local branch, using the git branch -d command, followed by the name of the branch you want to delete.
As Uli Köhler already said:
git branch -D -- --track
The command will work to delete your branch.
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