git-purge-deleted v1.0.3

Git Purge Deleted

Delete unused local git branches

Description

A handy tool to remove a bunch of local git branches that no longer exist on remote.

git-purge-deleted checks for local branch that don't exist on remote as branch-name or origin/branch-name and offers deletion for them.

Important note

It always asks before deletion to avoid deleting a useful branch by accident.

Usage

npx git-purge-deleted
? git delete -D feature/old-branch-deleted-from-remote (Y/n) Yes
Deleted branch feature/old-branch-deleted-from-remote (was 6570573).

Dry run

You can append the command with --run-run option to avoid making any changes to the repo.