Use Case

•Remove merged feature branches after PR merge
•Clean up stale branches that haven't been used
•Keep repository tidy with minimal branch clutter

Process

•Fetch latest: git fetch --prune origin
•Find merged branches: git branch --merged main
•Identify targets: Exclude protected branches (main, master, develop)
•Show preview: List branches to be deleted
•Confirm with user: Ask before deletion
•Delete: Remove from local and optionally remote

Branch Detection

Merged Branches

bash

# Local branches merged into main
git branch --merged main

# Remote branches merged into main
git branch -r --merged origin/main

Stale Branches (Optional)

Branches with no commits in N days:

bash

git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(refname:short) %(committerdate:relative)' refs/heads/

Safety Features

•Protected branches: Never delete main, master, develop
•Current branch: Never delete the branch you're on
•Preview first: Always show what will be deleted before doing it
•User confirmation: Require explicit yes before deletion
•Remote caution: Extra confirmation for remote branch deletion

Execution Steps

•Run git fetch --prune origin to sync
•Detect default branch (main or master)
•Run git branch --merged <default> for local
•Run git branch -r --merged origin/<default> for remote
•Filter out protected branches
•Show preview to user
•Ask for confirmation
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Delete confirmed branches:
- •Local: git branch -d <branch>
- •Remote: git push origin --delete <branch>

Examples

Basic cleanup:

code

/stylish-cleanup-branch
→ Fetching and analyzing branches...
→ Found 3 merged branches:

  Local (merged into main):
  - feature/add-button
  - feature/fix-header
  - bugfix/typo

  Protected (skipped):
  - main
  - develop

→ Delete these 3 local branches? (y/n)
→ Deleted 3 branches ✅

With remote cleanup:

code

/stylish-cleanup-branch --remote
→ Found 5 merged branches:

  Local:
  - feature/add-button
  - feature/fix-header

  Remote:
  - origin/feature/old-feature
  - origin/feature/completed-work
  - origin/bugfix/fixed

→ Delete 2 local + 3 remote branches? (y/n)
→ Deleted 5 branches ✅

Nothing to clean:

code

/stylish-cleanup-branch
→ Fetching and analyzing branches...
→ No merged branches found ✅
→ Repository is clean

Dry run:

code

/stylish-cleanup-branch --dry-run
→ Would delete (dry run):
  - feature/add-button
  - feature/fix-header
→ Run without --dry-run to delete