Nordin's Bash Scripting Cook Book

git-delete-merged-local-branches.sh

# git - list local branches except current branch and main/develop

# First, make sure we are on main/develop branch first

# This is to get all local branches excep current branch and main/develop without indentation
git br | grep -E "^  " | grep -Ev "^\\*" | sed s/^\ \ //g | grep -Ev "^(main|develop)$"

# delete all local branches as originally listed above
for BRANCH_NAME in $(git br | grep -E "^  " | grep -Ev "^\\*" | sed s/^\ \ //g | grep -Ev "^(main|develop)$")
do
  git branch -d $BRANCH_NAME
done

# alternative syntax:
while IFS= read -r BRANCH_NAME
do
  git branch -d $BRANCH_NAME
done <<< "$(git br | grep -E "^  " | grep -Ev "^\\*" | sed s/^\ \ //g | grep -Ev "^(main|develop)$")"

while IFS= read -r BRANCH_NAME
do
  git branch -d $BRANCH_NAME
done <<< "$(git br | grep -E "^  " | grep -Ev "^\\*" | sed s/^\ \ //g | grep -Ev "^(main|develop)$")"

# git alias to quickly delete all merged local branches
  brdel=!while IFS= read -r BRANCH_NAME; do git branch -d $BRANCH_NAME; done <<< "$(git br | grep -E "^  " | grep -Ev "^\\*" | sed s/^\ \ //g | grep -Ev "^(main|develop)$")"