Created Git branch with same name as one on remote

Question

I created a new branch called table in Git, but I didn't run git fetch origin before creating it.

It turns out someone created a branch called table before I did.

How can I delete the one I created and checkout theirs?

See [git checkout remote branch](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1783405/git-checkout-remote-branch/1783426#1783426) and [Git Branching](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching). — , Aug 08 '13 at 17:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '13 at 17:03

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Do the following:

$ git branch -D table
$ git checkout -b table origin/table

answered Aug 08 '13 at 17:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 17:05

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The -m flag will allow you to rename a branch.

git branch -m oldname newname

answered Aug 08 '13 at 17:05

Ben Campbell

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