Procedure to archive git branches.

procedure-to-archive-git-branches.md

How to prune unwanted git branches

Discover unwanted branchs

From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

1. Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':

    git checkout develop
   

2. Get a list of fully merged branches:

    git branch -a --merged
   

Prune unwanted branches

From http://www.aaronwest.net/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/7/Git-Workflows-Archiving-Old-Branches

1. Tag the unwanted branch:

    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010
   

2. Delete the branch:

    git branch -d sprintjuly2010
   

3. Push the branch deletion to origin:

    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
   

4. Push the new tag to origin:

    git push --tags
   

5. Restore a deleted branch from a tag:

    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010
   

Thanks

Hi, to make this process faster I created this function in my .zshrc file (or .bashrc).

function archive_branch() {
  date=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')

  git checkout master
  git tag archive/$date-$1 $1
  git branch -D $1
  git branch -d -r origin/$1
  git push --tags
  git push origin :$1
}

In console runs like this:

archive_branch sprintjuly2010

This will remove the branch you want to archive and create a tag with its content in the following format:

archive/2020-01-08-sprintjuly2010

regards

Hi,
I made a script to prune all unwanted branches. You can check at:
https://gist.github.com/augustogiles/528176e0eac6b066195ff25e10f52849

This is exactly what I needed thank you!

Mantul, Bro!

Thanks!