Quick Git plugin to close a branch (return you to master and clean up your remote and local topic branches) when merged in a pull request. Place on your path and chmod a+x it. Use: git close-branch branchname

git-close-branch

#!/bin/bash

usage() {
    echo "Usage $0 branchname"
    exit 1
}

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    usage
fi

if ! git diff --quiet; then
    echo "You have uncommitted changes."

    exit 1
fi

git checkout master
git push origin :$1
git branch -D $1

exit 0