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`git gone`
#!/bin/bash
usage() {
cat <<EOF
usage: git gone [-pldD] [<branch>=origin]
OPTIONS
-p prune remote branch
-n dry run: list the gone branches
-d delete the gone branches
-D delete the gone branches forcefully
EXAMPLES
git gone -pn prune and dry run
git gone -d delete the gone branches
EOF
}
POSITIONAL=()
OPTIONS=()
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
do
key="$1"
case $key in
-*)
OPTION="$1"
shift # past argument
;;
*) # unknown option
POSITIONAL+=("$1") # save it in an array for later
shift # past argument
;;
esac
done
set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}" # restore positional parameters
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
BRANCH="origin"
elif [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
BRANCH="$1"
else
usage && echo "too many arguments!" && exit 1
fi
let prune=0
let list=0
let delete=0
let force=0
for (( i=1; i < ${#OPTION}; i++ )); do
op="${OPTION:$i:1}"
case $op in
p)
let prune=1
;;
n)
let list=1
;;
d)
let delete=1
;;
D)
let delete=1
let force=1
;;
*)
usage && echo "unknown option $op!" && exit 1
;;
esac
OPTIONS+="$op"
done
if [ ${#OPTION} -eq 0 ]; then
usage && exit 1
fi
if [ $prune -eq 1 ]; then
git remote prune "$BRANCH"
fi
gone="$BRANCH/.*: gone]"
if [ $delete -eq 1 ]; then
if [ $force -eq 1 ]; then
git branch -vv | grep "$gone" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs git branch -D
else
git branch -vv | grep "$gone" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs git branch -d
fi
elif [ $list -eq 1 ]; then
git branch -vv | grep "$gone"
fi
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RangerRick commented Sep 18, 2020

I have no memory of where I found this, but it's super handy.
Stick it somewhere in your path and git will find it when you run git gone.
Run it without arguments to see how to use it.

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