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Delete all branches that are already merged into master, both locally, and optionally in a specified remote. Execute "git rm-merged -h" for details.
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" == "-h" ]; then
echo "Usage: git rm-merged [remote]"
echo "Removes any local branches already merged into master"
echo "If a remote is supplied, it also removes any branches on that remote that have"
echo "been merged into that remote's master branch."
exit 1
fi
# get the branch the user was already on
b="$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)";
if [ -n "$b" ]; then
b="${b##refs/heads/}";
fi
# can't delete the branch you're already on!
git checkout master
remote=$1
excludes='master'
if [ "$remote" != "" ]; then
for branch in `git branch -r --merged ${remote}/master | grep $remote`
do
branch=${branch:${#remote} + 1}
should_exclude=false
for exclude in $excludes
do
if [ $branch == $exclude ];
then
should_exclude=true
fi
done
if ! $should_exclude ;
then
git push $remote :$branch
fi
done
fi
# Exclude the current branch (master), which is marked with a * in the output of git branch.
for branch in `git branch --merged | grep -v "\*"`
do
should_exclude=false
for exclude in $excludes
do
if [ $branch == $exclude ];
then
should_exclude=true
fi
done
if ! $should_exclude ;
then
git branch -d $branch
fi
done
if [ -n "$b" ]; then
git checkout $b
fi
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