Git Cleanup - Shell/Bash

Introduction

Have you ever been working with Git and found yourself with a cluttered tree of branches? Or maybe you want to remove some local branches that were already deleted on the remote? Git Cleanup is a script that will assist you in cleaning up your Git branches in a few simple steps.

How To Use Git Cleanup

1. Clone the repository on your local machine
2. Navigate to the cloned repository using your terminal
3. Run the following command:

./git_cleanup remove remove

4. Enter the names of the branches you wish to remove, separated by spaces

Options

Git cleanup has two options:

• remove: this option removes one or more local branches.
• remove -remote: this option removes all local branches that no longer exist on the remote.

Both options take in the branches to be removed as arguments.

Example Usage

To remove a branch called feature-branch-1, run the following command:

./git_cleanup remove feature-branch-1

To remove all local branches that no longer exist on the remote, run the following command:

./git_cleanup remove -remote

Conclusion

Git Cleanup is a simple and helpful script for any Git user. It makes cleaning up your Git branches a breeze, enabling you to work more efficiently and effectively.