Delete all local git branches that have been merged and deleted from remote

git branch -d $( git branch -vv | grep '\[[^:]\+: gone\]' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs )

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By: gtron
2019-12-22 15:48:54
awk grep xargs git branches
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git has a built-in option for this: git fetch --all --prune
Walkman · 28 weeks ago

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