Creating and deleting branches within your repository

Creating a branch

1. On GitHub Enterprise Server, navigate to the main page of the repository.

2. Optionally, if you want to create your new branch from a branch other than the default branch for the repository, click NUMBER branches then choose another branch:

   

3. Click the branch selector menu.

   

4. Type a unique name for your new branch, then select Create branch.

   

Deleting a branch

You can have head branches automatically deleted after pull requests are merged in your repository. For more information, see "Managing the automatic deletion of branches."

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" or "Closing a pull request."

1. On GitHub Enterprise Server, navigate to the main page of the repository.
2. Above the list of files, click NUMBER branches.
   
3. Scroll to the branch that you want to delete, then click .
   

For more information, see "About branches."

Further reading

• "About branches"
• "Viewing branches in your repository"
• "Deleting and restoring branches in a pull request"