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Ticket UUID: 6778fd3f4a480b4d4090513aca2a67684cc2ac54
Title: Need a Branch Delete option
Status: Open Type: Feature_Request
Severity: Important Priority:
Subsystem: Resolution: Open
Last Modified: 2009-12-21 00:46:47
Version Found In: d5695157d0
Description & Comments:
Please add the ability to delete a branch using "fossil branch del xxx". This is great for experimental work where you create a branch to try out a feature, and then you simply delete it if things don't work out and you no longer have use for that branch.

chi added on 2009-12-21 00:46:47:
What do you mean by "delete"? Only removing the branch tag? That would be doable with the tag cancel subcommand.

Or do you want to remove all the checkins of that branch from the repository? This would be more difficult, was Fossil try hard never to forget anything already committed. Furthermore there would be the problem, that removed branches could come back by syncing with another repository that still has said branch. So this feature ought to have a very complex semantik I fear ...