Delete branches matching the provided pattern

git-delete-branches.sh

#!/bin/bash

if (( $# != 1 ))
then
  echo "Not enough arguments supplied."
  echo "  usage: git-delete-branches <branch pattern to search on>"
  exit
fi

BRANCH_PATTERN=$1

if [ -z "$BRANCH_PATTERN" ]
then 
  echo "A pattern is required."
  exit
fi

# Check which arguments have been passed to the script
while getopts u:d:p:f: option
do
  case "${option}"
    in
    v) VERBOSE=true;;
    f) FORCE=true;;
  esac
done

echo "Searching for branches matching $BRANCH_PATTERN"
MATCHING_BRANCHES=$( git branch --list "$BRANCH_PATTERN" )

if [[ ! -z "$MATCHING_BRANCHES" ]]
then
  echo "Found the following, matching branches:"
  echo "$MATCHING_BRANCHES"

  echo "Deleting matching branches."
  echo "$MATCHING_BRANCHES" | xargs git branch -D "${VERBOSE:=--verbose}"  "${FORCE:=--force}"
fi