git cleanup-merged - Deletes all local branches that are fully merged into the remote HEAD branch.

git-cleanup-merged.sh

#!/bin/bash -e

# git cleanup-merged
# Deletes all local branches that are fully merged into the remote HEAD branch.
# Useful for a git flow workflow, allows quick deletion of completed feature branches.

CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
REMOTE_HEAD=$(git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD)
DEFAULT_BRANCH=${REMOTE_HEAD#"origin/"}

git branch --merged $DEFAULT_BRANCH | grep -E -v "^(\*)? *($DEFAULT_BRANCH|$CURRENT_BRANCH)$" | xargs git branch -d