GIT housekeeping

GIT housekeeping .md

Delete and update the ignored files in your local repository.

git rm -r --cached . && git add . && git commit -am "Remove ignored files"

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Remove branches not on the remote.

1. Switch to the master branch
2. Run this command:

git fetch -p && git branch -vv | awk '/: gone]/{print $1}' | xargs git branch -d

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Remove tags added to a GIT repository

Stackoverflow

git push --delete origin YOUR_TAG_NAME

Stackoverflow

git tag -d YOUR_TAG_NAME

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Remove local branches not on the remote. (Prune)

git fetch -p

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