Cleaning up local branches
Koen van Gilst / February 10, 2022
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git branch -vv | grep ': gone]'| grep -v "\*" | awk '{ print $1; }' | xargs -r git branch -d
Useful for cleaning up a local repository with lots of stale branches. The script can also be used with the -D flag (instead of -d). This will delete all local branches, even if they have any unmerged changes.