Shell script to remove remote branches that have been merged upstream

README.md

Git Remove Merged Branches

Use this shell function to remove local git branches that have been merged in your origin repo (say from a GH PR).

Example

$ git_rm_merged_branches
The following branches have been merged and can be removed:
  circleci-tests
  curated-comments
  del-resque-counter
  email-docs
  fix-kp-vids
  fix-suggestion-box
  group-email-dont-die
  hotfix-cached-counts
  prevent-cc-dbl-charges
  reschedule-delete
  rm-packagecloud
  unicorn-simple-config
Press ENTER to purge branches.

Deleted branch circleci-tests (was d8c577d).
Deleted branch curated-comments (was 5f47a88).
Deleted branch del-resque-counter (was 935def7).
Deleted branch email-docs (was 3877806).
Deleted branch fix-kp-vids (was e96b2c9).
Deleted branch fix-suggestion-box (was cf7af66).
Deleted branch group-email-dont-die (was 4b17060).
Deleted branch hotfix-cached-counts (was 324c572).
Deleted branch prevent-cc-dbl-charges (was 4aea326).
Deleted branch reschedule-delete (was 8668973).
Deleted branch rm-packagecloud (was 5e31c59).

git_rm_merged_branches.sh

alias grmmb=git_rm_merged_branches
function git_rm_merged_branches() {
  local branches=$(git branch --merged | grep -Ev '(\*|master)')
  echo "The following branches have been merged and can be removed:"
  echo $branches
  echo "Press ENTER to purge branches."
  read continue_signal
  printf %s "$branches" | {
    while read -r br; do
      # We don't use -D here as a failsafe
      git branch -d "$br"
    done
  }
}