gbkill

Delete git branches in batches 中文版

In daily development, we create a git branch function every time we make a requirement. Over time, many local and online branches will be accumulated. Then it is particularly important to have a tool to delete git branches in batches at this time. GBKILL is a tool created to solve this need, allowing you to delete git branches more efficiently

This tool will list the git branches in the projects, and then you can select in batches the git branches that need to be deleted.

Install

Actually you don't need to install it to use it! Just use the following command:

$ npx gbkill

Or you can install it:

$ npm i -g gbkill

Usage

Enter gbkill in your terminal** (currently not compatible with Git in Windows terminal)**. gbkill will execute the git command to scan the git branches under your current project s and display them in the lists

Key	Description
Space	Press the spacebar to execute the merged branch deletion (recommendation: to prevent accidental deletion)
Tab	Press the Tab to execute merged | unmerged branch deletion (higher permissions than the Space)
RightArrow	Press -> to execute Open | Closefunction of batch selection branch
↓	Press ↓ to select branch
↑	Press ↑ to select branch

Hint

1. The merge listed on the gbkill interface displays yes or No which is judged by git branch --merged <name>. You can specify the merged branch name by executing gbkill --merged <name>

1. When the merge status in gbkill is yes, but NO_FORCE...fully merged appears when you delete the branch. Reason: The code of this branch is not merged into the currently focused branch. Requires forced deletion

1. When executing gbkill --sync, the remote branch of the target branch will be deleted first and then the local branch

Parameter

Configurable parameters of gbkill. Some configuration parameters will be cached and shared globally in the /user home directory/.gbkill file.

Argument	Description	Cache
--force	Forcibly delete a branch, equivalent to git branch -D \<name\> (Caution: local commit changes will be deleted)	No
--sync	Whether to delete remote branches synchronously	No
--merged <name>	Specify the branch name used to determine whether a branch has been merged (git branch --merged <name>)	Yes
--lock <names..>	Locked some branches will be hidden in the list, and the data will be accumulated instead of replaced (Prevent accidental deletion, protect some branches)	Yes
--unlock <names..>	Unlock a branch locked by --lock	Yes

State of Git branch

Description corresponds to branch status.

Status	Description	Color
NONE	The branch is in a normal state
DELETING	Branch is being deleted
DELETED	Branch deleted
FAILED	Fail to delete branch
NO_MERGED	The branch was not merged into name branch (--merged <name>)
NO_FORCE	This branch needs to be forcibly deleted git branch -D name(--force)
NO_SYNC	Fail to delete remote branches synchronously

Known issues

Git for Windows Terminal is currently not supported, and the tool is limited to ink. We will look for alternatives later. Please use CMD, Vscode terminal's Git... terminal

Other

1. This tool will be continuously optimized. If you have better ‘interactive behavior’ or ‘feature requests’, you can submit a ‘pr’ or ‘issue’ to me
2. Thank you for using this tool and looking forward to your issue or PR