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Procedure to archive git branches.

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How to prune unwanted git branches

Discover unwanted branchs

From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':
```
 git checkout develop
```
Get a list of fully merged branches:
```
 git branch -a --merged
```

Prune unwanted branches

From http://www.aaronwest.net/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/7/Git-Workflows-Archiving-Old-Branches

Tag the unwanted branch:

 git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

Delete the branch:
```
 git branch -d sprintjuly2010
```
Push the branch deletion to origin:
```
 git push origin :sprintjuly2010
```
Push the new tag to origin:
```
 git push --tags
```

Restore a deleted branch from a tag:

 git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010

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