gitprune

gitprune

Deletes local git branches that no longer exist on the remote, then runs garbage collection and prunes remote-tracking refs.

Usage

gitprune          # safe delete
gitprune --force  # force delete unmerged branches too

Flags

Flag	Behavior
(none)	Uses git branch -d — refuses to delete unmerged branches
--force	Uses git branch -D — deletes unmerged branches

What it does

1. Lists remote branches (git branch -r)
2. Compares against local tracking branches (git branch -vv)
3. Deletes any local branch with no matching remote
4. Runs git gc --prune=now and git fetch -p to clean up stale refs
5. Runs git gc again for a final compaction

Output from gc and fetch is piped through show_progress so only a single overwriting status line is shown.

Notes

• Safe to run frequently — without --force it will never delete a branch with unmerged commits
• gitrefresh calls gitprune --force automatically at the end of its flow