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Delete tracking branch

Some forges like GitHub and GitLab can delete the tracking branch when shipping via their API. In this case the tracking branch is already gone when git town ship tries to delete it, resulting in an error. To prevent this error, set this setting to false so that Git Town does not try to delete the tracking branch.

in config file

ship.delete-tracking-branch = true

or

[ship]
delete-tracking-branch = true

in Git metadata

To configure this setting in Git, run this command:

git config [--global] git-town.ship-delete-tracking-branch <true|false>

The optional --global flag applies this setting to all Git repositories on your machine. Without it, the setting applies only to the current repository.

environment variable

You can configure whether ship deletes the tracking branch by setting the GIT_TOWN_SHIP_DELETE_TRACKING_BRANCH environment variable.