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I am unable to delete an old branch

Kostiantyn Kulach
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March 21, 2023

I have a task to delete over 11k old branches. 

I decided to test it manually on the first one and it shows me the error:

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I have reviewed similar topics here and I see only 2 things preventing the branch deletion:

1. Some active PullRequests are present

2. Branch restriction

I have double-checked both and there are no PRs and no Branch Restrictions.

It doesn't work for me either through the UI or through the git command:

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Please, advise.

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Victor Menes
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March 21, 2023

Hey Kostiantyn,

 

Let me see if I can help you with this... It would be good to take a look into this Stack Overflow thread that would be very useful for your current issue!

 

From the thread:

You need to specify the name of the branch on the remote repository; not the name of your remote branch. So, the meaning of git push origin -d origin/TEST, for example, is that you have a branch called TEST in the remote server origin

 

That being said, you could try out the below command with the values adjusted from your side:

git push origin --delete test 
Kostiantyn Kulach
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March 21, 2023

Thanks, Victor! It helped!

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