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Remove all local branches except master

This example will show how to remove all Git branches in local except master branch

git branch | grep -v "master" | xargs git branch -D

Keep master with another one, remove the rest

If you would like to keep master and another-branch then run this:

git branch | grep -v "master\|another-branch" | xargs git branch -D
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