Git: Purge local branches missing on remote

07 May 2018 git

Prune tracking branches not on remote

git remote prune origin

List all local branches with upstream branch

git branch -vv

Filter the branches with missing upstream

git branch -vv | grep ': gone]'

Extract the branch names

git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' | awk '{print $1}'

Delete the extracted branches

git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs git branch -d

(Optional) Create an alias in bash

alias git-purge-local="git remote prune origin | git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs git branch -d"