sm untrack

Remove a branch from the stack graph. Does not delete the branch itself.

Synopsis

sm untrack [branch] [--reparent]

If no branch is given, untracks the current branch.

Flags

Flag	Description
--reparent	If the branch has tracked children, move them onto its parent.

Examples

Drop tracking for the current branch:

sm untrack

Untrack a branch but keep its children in the stack:

sm untrack feat/scratch --reparent

Without --reparent, untracking a branch that has tracked children is refused — the children would be orphaned.

What it does

1. Removes branch.<n>.stac-man-parent, -parent-sha, and -pr from .git/config.
2. With --reparent: re-points each tracked child's parent to the untracked branch's parent and restacks them.
3. Leaves the branch itself untouched in git.

When to use it

• You created a branch you don't actually want to ship as a PR.
• A branch was tracked by mistake.
• You're cleaning up after experimenting with a stack shape that didn't pan out.

See also

• sm track — the inverse.
• sm fold — collapse rather than untrack when the work itself should land.