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---
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title: Creating and deleting branches within your repository
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intro: 'You can create or delete branches directly on {% data variables.product.product_name %}.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/deleting-branches-in-a-pull-request/
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- /articles/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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github-ae: '*'
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---
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### Creating a branch
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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1. Optionally, if you want to create your new branch from a branch other than the default branch for the repository, click {% octicon "git-branch" aria-label="The branch icon" %} **<em>NUMBER</em> branches** then choose another branch:
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1. Click the branch selector menu.
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1. Type a unique name for your new branch, then select **Create branch**.
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### Deleting a branch
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{% data reusables.pull_requests.automatically-delete-branches %}
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{% note %}
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**Note:** If the branch you want to delete is the repository's default branch, you must choose a new default branch before deleting the branch. For more information, see "[Changing the default branch](/github/administering-a-repository/changing-the-default-branch)."
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{% endnote %}
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If the branch you want to delete is associated with an open pull request, you must merge or close the pull request before deleting the branch. For more information, see "[Merging a pull request](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/merging-a-pull-request)" or "[Closing a pull request](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/closing-a-pull-request)."
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-branches %}
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1. Scroll to the branch that you want to delete, then click {% octicon "trashcan" aria-label="The trashcan icon to delete the branch" %}.
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.21" %}
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{% data reusables.pull_requests.retargeted-on-branch-deletion %}
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{% endif %}
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For more information, see "[About branches](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-branches#working-with-branches)."
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### Further reading
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- "[About branches](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-branches)"
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- "[Viewing branches in your repository](/github/administering-a-repository/viewing-branches-in-your-repository)"
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- "[Deleting and restoring branches in a pull request](/github/administering-a-repository/deleting-and-restoring-branches-in-a-pull-request)"
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