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Created September 14, 2012 21:47
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Delete all merged branches
#!/bin/bash
# Deletes all branches already merged with master
git checkout master
git pull
for BRANCH in `git branch`; do
git branch -d ${BRANCH}
done
# BUG: `git branch` is also returning on top-level files
# not too big a problem since "git branch -d" ignores them
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pierrel commented Oct 16, 2012

Also if you replace the git branch in the for look with git branch -r and replace "git branch -d ${BRANCH}" with "git push origin :${BRANCH}" it should wipe your remotes. Use with caution though.

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