Renaming current branch in intellij

Question

In intellij I can rename git branches but there is no 'rename' when i click on the current branch. does intellij support it or again - console?

Answer 1

First you can't rename the branch name if you are on it (As of IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1.2) . So to change the Branch name on IntelliJ IDEA you need to switch to other branch.

1. View list of branches

I'm on master and I'm trying to rename branch test (I'm not on the branch that I want to rename)

2.Select Branch you want to rename

If you select the branch you can see a number of options, one of which is Rename

3. Select Rename

4. Click ok and Branch will be Renamed

5. Recheck if branch name is changed