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This version of GitHub Enterprise was discontinued on 2021-06-09. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features, upgrade to the latest version of GitHub Enterprise. For help with the upgrade, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21
Article version: Enterprise Server 2.21

Managing the automatic deletion of branches

You can have head branches automatically deleted after pull requests are merged in your repository.

Anyone with admin permissions to a repository can enable or disable the automatic deletion of branches.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise Server, navigate to the main page of the repository.
  2. Under your repository name, click Settings. Repository settings button
  3. Under "Merge button", select or unselect Automatically delete head branches. Checkbox to enable or disable automatic deletion of branches

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