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  2. grafov created this gist Jul 17, 2025.
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    (defun my-magit-push-as-another-branch ()
    "Recreate a Magit branch by deleting and creating a new one with branch name completion."
    (interactive)
    (let* ((branches (split-string (car (magit-git-items "for-each-ref" "--format=%(refname:short)" "refs/heads/")) "\n"))
    (branch-name (ivy-read "Enter branch name: " branches
    :require-match t
    :preselect (magit-get-current-branch)
    :sort nil))
    (current-branch (magit-get-current-branch)))
    (when (yes-or-no-p (format "Recreate & push branch \"%s\"?" branch-name))
    (magit-run-git "branch" "-D" branch-name))
    (magit-run-git "checkout" "-b" branch-name current-branch)
    (magit-run-git "push" "--force" "origin" branch-name)
    (magit-checkout current-branch)))