+ os.remove(os.path.join(get_base_dir(), branch_head))
+
+def rename_branch(from_name, to_name):
+ """Rename a git branch
+ """
+ from_head = os.path.join('refs', 'heads', from_name)
+ if not branch_exists(from_head):
+ raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" does not exist' % from_name
+ to_head = os.path.join('refs', 'heads', to_name)
+ if branch_exists(to_head):
+ raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" already exists' % to_name
+
+ if get_head_file() == from_name:
+ set_head_file(to_head)
+ os.rename(os.path.join(get_base_dir(), from_head), \
+ os.path.join(get_base_dir(), to_head))