Is this a correct approach to rename a protected branch in GitLab?

ldesigns 0
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I currently have two protected branches in my GitLab repo, but want to rename master to prod.

gitlab protected branches

From my research I found some steps and wanted to make sure they were correct:

# Unprotect branch

# Switch to old local branch
git checkout master

# Create and switch to new local branch
git checkout -b main

# Delete old remote branch
git push --delete origin master

# Delete old local branch
git branch -D master

# Push new local branch to remote and set upstream branch
git push --set-upstream origin main

# Reprotect branch
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2 Answers

Technically, you can create prod before unprotecting and deleting master, but yes, the steps you describe will work.

LeGEC0

Yes, your steps look correct. Note that you can just create a new branch rather than "rename" master. You can do this entirely in the GitLab UI. The steps are roughly something like this:

  1. Create prod branch based on master.
  2. Set prod as a protected branch and configure rules similar to your current master.
  3. Unprotect master
  4. Delete master.
Code-Apprentice0
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