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Cleanup Git Branches
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Delete merged branches

git branch --merged | egrep -v "(^\*|master)" | xargs git branch -d

Delete local refs to remote branches that no longer exist

git fetch --prune

Delete remote refs that are no longer in use, leaving local refs in place

This might be more conservative than git fetch --prune.

git remote prune origin

Cleanup, including pruning unreachable commits

git gc
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