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[Git] delete local branches which do not have an equivalent on remote anymore (i.e. after merging)
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gistfile1.txt
git branch -vv (Check for the "gone" keyword)
git branch -d [branch-name]
voila, local garbage collection done.
This is the only safe and simple way to do this just using high-level git commands without scripting complicated and perhaps hazardous regex-based commands
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