Remove all the Git branches that match a pattern

prune

#!/bin/bash

branches=""
for branch in $@; do 
  branches="$branches $(git branch | grep -v "master" | grep -v '*' | grep "$branch")";
done;
echo "Prune would permenantly remove the following branches from your machine:";
paste -s -d" " <(echo "$branches");
printf 'Are all these ok to remove? [y/N] : '
read -r yN
if [ "$yN" == "y" ] || [ "$yN" == "Y" ]; then
  echo "Removing branches...";
  for branch in $branches; do 
    git branch -D "$branch"
  done;
else 
  echo "Action aborted because answer was not positive."
fi

Installation

This script is best installed with the bashful CLI.

bashful gist install https://gist.github.com/kyle-west/6ffc7ec0d1c377c99f44c5388356391f

Usage

prune <branch-name-matching-string> [...<branch-name-matching-string>]

For best results, use prune from the master branch

If we wanted to remove all the branches that have the word fix in the name type:

prune fix

The following menu will appear

Prune would permenantly remove the following branches from your machine:
  fix-issue-123   fix-issue-456
Are all these ok to remove? [y/N] :

Answer y to delete those branches and any other key to cancel.

To remove all branches except master, just run prune with no arguments

You cannot remove the master branch with this tool nor the current branch you are on