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Remove local branches with a missing (gone) upstream
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| # first we prune origin to ensure our local list of remote branches is up to date | |
| git remote prune origin | |
| GONE_BRANCHES=$(git branch -vv | grep 'origin/.*: gone]' | awk '{print $1}') | |
| if [ -z "$GONE_BRANCHES" ]; then | |
| echo "Could not find any local branches that have a gone remote" | |
| exit 0 | |
| fi | |
| if [ "$1" = "-f" ]; then | |
| echo "$GONE_BRANCHES" | xargs git branch -D | |
| else | |
| echo "$GONE_BRANCHES" | xargs git branch -d 2>/dev/null | |
| if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then | |
| FAILED_TO_DELETE="true" | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| if [ "$FAILED_TO_DELETE" = "true" ]; then | |
| echo "error: Some local branches are not fully merged." | |
| echo "If you are sure you want to delete them, run 'git-glean -f'" | |
| fi | |
| # Handy script when following GitFlow and rebasing, since `git branch --merged main` will never list | |
| # a rebased but merged branch (as their commit history differs). |
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Updated to prune remote branches before attempting glean