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Git clean: delete merged branches
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git-clean.bash
# Source: https://stevenharman.net/git-clean-delete-already-merged-branches
# To delete local branches which have already been merged into master
$ git branch --merged master | grep -v "\* master" | xargs -n 1 git branch -d
# You can omit the master branch argument to remove local branches which have already been merged into the current HEAD
$ git branch --merged | grep -v "\*" | xargs -n 1 git branch -d
# To update the local list of remote branches
$ git remote update origin --prune
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