Script deletes any merged remote branches after confirmation

deleteRemoteMergedBranches.sh

#!/bin/bash

branchesToDelete=`git branch --merged | egrep -v "(^\*|master)"`

echo "The following branches will be deleted..."
echo ${branchesToDelete}

read -p "Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
echo    # (optional) move to a new line
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
    # do dangerous stuff
    echo ${branchesToDelete} | xargs git branch -d
fi