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Remove GitHubRepositoryBranch
Removes a branch from a given GitHub repository.
Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranch [-OwnerName <String>] [-RepositoryName <String>] [-BranchName] <String> [-Force]
 [-AccessToken <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranch [-Uri] <String> [-BranchName] <String> [-Force] [-AccessToken <String>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Removes a branch from a given GitHub repository.
The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName develop
Removes the 'develop' branch from the specified repository.
Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName develop -Force
Removes the 'develop' branch from the specified repository without prompting for confirmation.
$branch = Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Uri https://github.com/You/YourRepo -BranchName BranchToDelete
$branch | Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranch -Force
You can also pipe in a repo that was returned from a previous command.
If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the REST Api. Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseName of the branch to be removed.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIf this switch is specified, you will not be prompted for confirmation of command execution.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseOwner of the repository. If not supplied here, the DefaultOwnerName configuration property value will be used.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Elements
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseName of the repository. If not supplied here, the DefaultRepositoryName configuration property value will be used.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Elements
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseUri for the repository. The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide them individually.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Uri
Aliases: RepositoryUrl
Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: FalsePrompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseShows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
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 - Add-GitHubIssueLabel
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 - Clear-GitHubAuthentication
 - ConvertFrom-GitHubMarkdown
 - Copy-GitHubGist
 - Disable-GitHubRepositorySecurityFix
 - Disable-GitHubRepositoryVulnerabilityAlert
 - Enable-GitHubRepositorySecurityFix
 - Enable-GitHubRepositoryVulnerabilityAlert
 - Get-GitHubAssignee
 - Get-GitHubCloneTraffic
 - Get-GitHubCodeOfConduct
 - Get-GitHubConfiguration
 - Get-GitHubContent
 - Get-GitHubEmoji
 - Get-GitHubEvent
 - Get-GitHubGist
 - Get-GitHubGistComment
 - Get-GitHubGitIgnore
 - Get-GitHubIssue
 - Get-GitHubIssueComment
 - Get-GitHubIssueTimeline
 - Get-GitHubLabel
 - Get-GitHubLicense
 - Get-GitHubMilestone
 - Get-GitHubOrganizationMember
 - Get-GitHubPathTraffic
 - Get-GitHubProject
 - Get-GitHubProjectCard
 - Get-GitHubProjectColumn
 - Get-GitHubPullRequest
 - Get-GitHubRateLimit
 - Get-GitHubReaction
 - Get-GitHubReferrerTraffic
 - Get-GitHubRelease
 - Get-GitHubReleaseAsset
 - Get-GitHubRepository
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryActionsPermission
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryCollaborator
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryContributor
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryFork
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryLanguage
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryTag
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryTeamPermission
 - Get-GitHubRepositoryTopic
 - Get-GitHubTeam
 - Get-GitHubTeamMember
 - Get-GitHubUser
 - Get-GitHubUserContextualInformation
 - Get-GitHubViewTraffic
 - Group-GitHubIssue
 - Group-GitHubPullRequest
 - Initialize-GitHubLabel
 - Invoke-GHRestMethod
 - Invoke-GHRestMethodMultipleResult
 - Join-GitHubUri
 - Lock-GitHubIssue
 - Move-GitHubProjectCard
 - Move-GitHubProjectColumn
 - Move-GitHubRepositoryOwnership
 - New-GitHubGist
 - New-GitHubGistComment
 - New-GitHubIssue
 - New-GitHubIssueComment
 - New-GitHubLabel
 - New-GitHubMilestone
 - New-GitHubProject
 - New-GitHubProjectCard
 - New-GitHubProjectColumn
 - New-GitHubPullRequest
 - New-GitHubRelease
 - New-GitHubReleaseAsset
 - New-GitHubRepository
 - New-GitHubRepositoryBranch
 - New-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule
 - New-GitHubRepositoryFork
 - New-GitHubRepositoryFromTemplate
 - New-GitHubTeam
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 - Remove-GitHubGist
 - Remove-GitHubGistComment
 - Remove-GitHubGistFile
 - Remove-GitHubGistStar
 - Remove-GitHubIssueComment
 - Remove-GitHubIssueLabel
 - Remove-GitHubLabel
 - Remove-GitHubMilestone
 - Remove-GitHubProject
 - Remove-GitHubProjectCard
 - Remove-GitHubProjectColumn
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 - Reset-GitHubConfiguration
 - Restore-GitHubConfiguration
 - Set-GitHubAuthentication
 - Set-GitHubConfiguration
 - Set-GitHubContent
 - Set-GitHubGist
 - Set-GitHubGistComment
 - Set-GitHubGistFile
 - Set-GitHubGistStar
 - Set-GitHubIssue
 - Set-GitHubIssueComment
 - Set-GitHubIssueLabel
 - Set-GitHubLabel
 - Set-GitHubMilestone
 - Set-GitHubProfile
 - Set-GitHubProject
 - Set-GitHubProjectCard
 - Set-GitHubProjectColumn
 - Set-GitHubReaction
 - Set-GitHubRelease
 - Set-GitHubReleaseAsset
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