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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ When you rename a branch on {% data variables.product.product_location %}, any U

Although file URLs are automatically redirected, raw file URLs are not redirected. Also, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} does not perform any redirects if users perform a `git pull` for the previous branch name.

{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows do not follow renames, so if your repository publishes an action, anyone using that action with `@{old-branch-name}` will break. You should consider adding a new branch with the original content plus an additional commit reporting that the banch name is deprecated and suggesting that users migrate to the new branch name.

### Renaming a branch

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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