Remove unused tracking branches

removeUnusedTrackingBranches.sh

#!/bin/bash
TMPFILE=".tmpGitRemotes"
REMOTENAME="origin"
COMMIT=$1
git fetch
git branch -a --merged |grep "remotes/$REMOTENAME/" > $TMPFILE

if [[ $COMMIT == "commit" ]]; then 
	echo "deleting git branches"
else
	echo "dry run - call with commit to delete branches"
fi


while read line; do
	BRANCHNAME=`basename $line`
	if [[ $BRANCHNAME -ne "master" ]]; then
		if [[ $COMMIT == "commit" ]]; then 
			echo "running: git push $REMOTENAME :$BRANCHNAME"
			git push $REMOTENAME :$BRANCHNAME
		else
			echo "git push $REMOTENAME :$BRANCHNAME"
		fi
	fi
done<$TMPFILE


rm $TMPFILE