How to close off a Git Branch?

Question

I\'m starting out using Git + GitHub.

In our distributed team, each member is creating their own branch for each issue/requirement they are allocated.

Answer 1

Yes, just delete the branch by running git push origin :branchname. To fix a new issue later, branch off from master again.

Answer 2

after complete the code first merge branch to master then delete that branch

git checkout master
git merge <branch-name>
git branch -d <branch-name>

Answer 3

We request that the developer asking for the pull request state that they would like the branch deleted. Most of the time this is the case. There are times when a branch is needed (e.g. copying the changes to another release branch).

My fingers have memorized our process:

git checkout <feature-branch>
git pull
git checkout <release-branch>
git pull
git merge --no-ff <feature-branch>
git push
git tag -a branch-<feature-branch> -m "Merge <feature-branch> into <release-branch>"
git push --tags
git branch -d <feature-branch>
git push origin :<feature-branch>

A branch is for work. A tag marks a place in time. By tagging each branch merge we can resurrect a branch if that is needed. The branch tags have been used several times to review changes.