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Go to the /usr/bin directory and create a file.

cd /usr/bin

sudo touch delete-git-branches-except && sudo vim delete-git-branches-except

Add the script and save.

#!/bin/bash

git branch | grep -v $1 | xargs git branch -D

Make it executable globally.

sudo chmod +x delete-git-branches-except

Execute in the command line.

delete-git-branches-except main
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