Includes quick aside on what a refspec is
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<p>Alternatively, you can run
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<code>git push remote-name --delete branchname</code>
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- which is a wrapper for the colon technique of deleting a remote branch.
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+ which is a wrapper for the colon refspec (a <code>source:destination</code> pair)
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+ of deleting a remote branch.
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</p>
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<p class="nutshell">