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Git - Remove local branches that have been deleted on remote
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Remove local branches

Remove local branches with the following commands.

  • yolo: deletes branches only if they have been fully merged into the upstream branch or current HEAD.
  • uber-yolo: deletes branches immediately, ignoring unmerged commits. ⚠️

How to

Add the following command to [alias] section in your global .gitconfig.

[alias]
  yolo = "!git fetch -p && git branch --format '%(refname:short) %(upstream:track)' | awk '$2 == \"[gone]\" {print $1}' | xargs -r git branch -d"
  uber-yolo = "!git fetch -p && git branch --format '%(refname:short) %(upstream:track)' | awk '$2 == \"[gone]\" {print $1}' | xargs -r git branch -D"

After saving you can use git yolo or git uber-yolo in your terminal of choice.

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