git-clean-branches-alias.md

🧹 Git Alias: Clean All Local Branches and Prune Remotes

This alias lets you quickly delete all local branches except the current one and prune remote-tracking branches that no longer exist on the remote.

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🚀 Setup

Run this command in your terminal to create the alias:

git config --global alias.clean-branches '!git branch | grep -v "^\*" | xargs git branch -D && git fetch --prune'

✅ Usage

Once added, you can run:

git clean-branches

This will:

• Delete all local branches except the one you’re on.
• Prune remote-tracking branches that were deleted on the remote.

🧠 How It Works

Part	Description
git branch	Lists all local branches
grep -v "^\*"	Excludes the currently checked-out branch
xargs git branch -D	Deletes each remaining branch forcefully
git fetch --prune	Removes references to deleted remote branches