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git_branch_delete

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Delete an existing branch reference.

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int git_branch_delete(git_repository *repo, const char *branch_name, git_branch_t branch_type);

Parameters

git_repository *
In
repo

Repository where lives the branch.

const char *
In
branch_name

Name of the branch to be deleted; this name is validated for consistency.

git_branch_t
In
branch_type

Type of the considered branch. This should be valued with either GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL or GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE.

Returns

int

0 on success, GIT_ENOTFOUND if the branch doesn't exist or an error code.

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