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Clean up old git branches
#!/bin/bash
# This has to be run from master
git checkout master
# Update our list of remotes
git fetch
git remote prune origin
# Remove local fully merged branches
git branch --merged master | grep -v 'master$' | grep -v 'dev$' | xargs git branch -d
# Show remote fully merged branches
echo "The following remote branches are fully merged and will be removed:"
git branch -r --merged master | sed 's/ *origin\///' | grep -v 'master$' | grep -v 'dev$'
read -p "Continue (y/n)? "
if [ "$REPLY" == "y" ]
then
# Remove remote fully merged branches
git branch -r --merged master | sed 's/ *origin\///' \
| grep -v 'master$' | grep -v 'dev$' | xargs -I% git push origin :%
echo "Done!"
echo "Obsolete branches are removed"
fi
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