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delete-merged-branches.sh
git branch -r --merged master | grep -Ev "(^\*|master|main|develop)" | sed 's/origin\///' | xargs -n 1 git push --delete origin
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SamTobias commented Jun 13, 2024 •
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  1. Before running this command, checkout to the branch that you want to compare all the branches
  2. Change "master" in the command to the current branch
  3. Add in grep the branches that you want to keep (master, main, develop, etc...)

(On Windows, you will need to run it in Git Bash or WSL)

Source: StackOverflow

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