frops / git_remove_branches

The script deletes interactively old branches of your git-repository

[DEPRECATED] Use git commands for delete merged branches instead of this code

Git commands:

Original issues: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6127328/how-do-i-delete-all-git-branches-which-have-been-merged

Code:

git branch --merged | egrep -v "(^\*|master|main|dev)" | xargs git branch -d

It delete all merged branches in the master|main|dev branches.

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Remove old branches

The script deletes old remote and local branches of your git-repository in interactive mode

Usage

Linux

Just run script.sh

./script.sh

Each time a confirmation is requested to delete a branch. Press enter for delete branch or any symbol for cancel.

You may specify exit for stop script.

Branch: origin/some_branch, Created At: 2017-05-26 Author: frops
Are you sure to delete remote branch some_branch? [press any symbol for cancel or just enter for delete] 
exit
Exited

Mac OS / Windows

Use Docker and run as in Linux

docker run -v $(pwd):/app frops/git_remove_branches ./script.sh -m 12

Params

-m|--month – age of making branches in the months you want to delete

-f|--force – the force mode, in which branches are deleted without confirmation. Please, be careful. I'am not recomended use this command. Use it in exceptional cases!

For example

Delete branches older then 6 month:

./script.sh

Delete branches older then 24 month (2 years):

./script.sh -m 24

Delete branches older then 6 month in force mode.

Please, be careful with this command.

./script.sh -f