Remove Branch - GitHub (Admin):

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This document explains how you remove a branch in GitHub.

Delete Protection Rules:

1. Go to GitHub and to the Company page. Go to the Repo in question. Click Settings.
   

2. Click Branches, and find the correct branch. Delete it.
   

Remove branch:

1. Click ‘General’ and look for the correct branch and click the ‘arrows’.
   

2. Then click ‘the correct branch and switch it to ‘master'.
   

3. Click ‘Update’.
   

4. Click ' I understand, update the the correct branch.
   

5. Then click ‘Code’, and ‘master’ and then ‘View all branches’.
   
   

6. Then click the trash/bin on the the correct branch branch. Then Confirm.
   
   

And you are done. 😄

Sources

• GitHub’s guide to managing a branch protection rule: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/managing-a-branch-protection-rule
• GitHub’s guide to changing the default branch: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/changing-the-default-branch
• GitHub’s guide to deleting and restoring branches: https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/deleting-and-restoring-a-branch-in-a-pull-request