A function to delete a branch from git both locally and on the remote

deleteBranch.bash

function deleteBranch()
{       
        git branch -d "$1"
        
        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
                echo "Trying with -D"
                git branch -D "$1"
        fi
        
        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
                echo "Cannot delete branch"
        else    
                git push origin ":$1"
        fi
}