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Created January 15, 2012 21:22
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Remove merged branches from a git repo
#!/bin/bash
# From: http://snippets.freerobby.com/post/491644841/remove-merged-branches-in-git
current_branch=$(git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\1/')
if [ "$current_branch" != "master" ]; then
echo "WARNING: You are on branch $current_branch, NOT master."
fi
echo "Fetching merged branches..."
git remote prune origin
remote_branches=$(git branch -r --merged | grep -v '/master$' | grep -v "/$current_branch$")
local_branches=$(git branch --merged | grep -v 'master$' | grep -v "$current_branch$")
if [ -z "$remote_branches" ] && [ -z "$local_branches" ]; then
echo "No existing branches have been merged into $current_branch."
else
echo "This will remove the following branches:"
if [ -n "$remote_branches" ]; then
echo "$remote_branches"
fi
if [ -n "$local_branches" ]; then
echo "$local_branches"
fi
read -p "Continue? (y/n): " -n 1 choice
echo
if [ "$choice" == "y" ] || [ "$choice" == "Y" ]; then
# Remove remote branches
git push origin `git branch -r --merged | grep -v '/master$' | grep -v "/$current_branch$" | sed 's/origin\//:/g' | tr -d '\n'`
# Remove local branches
git branch -d `git branch --merged | grep -v 'master$' | grep -v "$current_branch$" | sed 's/origin\///g' | tr -d '\n'`
else
echo "No branches removed."
fi
fi
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Screw that! Delete em. The history of the branch is pulled into the master branch when it's merged. That's why the rebase workflow is nice. Am I wrong about that?

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