Then, you will need to use this command (I know it's a scary command). It will remove local references to remote branches that no longer exist. To delete branches that are no longer present on the remote server, you will need to first, use this command.
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How to delete branches that do no longer exist on the remote server? If, however, you want to delete all the branches that are not present on the remote server you will need to use a different command. This command will delete all the branches that were merged. bash git branch -merged | grep -v \* | xargs git branch -D Proceed with caution! This command will delete a lot of branches. Use a combination of the git branch -merged command with the bash grep command to delete all the merged branches. Sometimes, you have so many locale git branches, that it's just easier to delete them all. Now that you have listed all the local branches, you can delete the ones that you do not need.īut, what if you want to delete all your local branches? This can be done using the bash grep command. To list both local and remote branches, use the git branch -a command. To list all remote branches, use the git branch -r command. Use the git branch command to list all local branches. That's where the git branch command becomes handy. Sometimes, we might have too many branches in our git repository to remember. The branch is now deleted from your remote repository 😁.īut, what to do if you don't remember the branch names that you have? In that case, you will need to list which branches exist both locally and remotely and then remove the unnecessary ones. (I assume that the remote name is origin) bash git push origin -delete your-branch You can delete a remote branch, by using the git push command. The remote name is usually origin, but it can also be different. To delete a branch remotely you will first need to find out your remote repository name. If you want to delete the branch remotely, you will need to use another command. Your branch is now deleted, but only locally. If, however, you want to force delete a branch that hasn't been pushed or that has unmerged changes, you can use this command. You will need to merge the branch first, and then repeat the command. This command might fail if you have changes that haven't been merged to a local or remote branch. To delete a local branch, you need to use the git branch -d command. How to fix the 'Cannot delete branch' error?.How to delete branches that do no longer exist on the remote server?.
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