Switch to remote branch

git fetch
git checkout -b **local** **remote/branch**

Merge branch back into master

git checkout master
git merge **branchname**

Delete remote branch

git push origin :**branchname**

This is guide focuses on how to get git working on a server where you do not have administrative rights (e.g. a webhost). You must have ssh (shell) access and gcc must be working. On my server I lacked expat.h library. Rather than try to install this library, I merely compiled git without it. I have not noticed a usage …