gitprune

Deletes local git branches that no longer exist on the remote, then runs garbage collection and prunes stale 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 regardless

What it does

1. Lists remote branches
2. Compares against local tracking branches
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 collapsed into a single overwriting status line so it doesn’t flood your terminal.

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