Remove Git Branches

Remove git branches locally.

After working on your project for some time, you end up with a lot of branches on your local which are not needed any more and you have to scroll and find the branch which you need.

To Remove a Git Branch :

git branch -D <branch_name>

To Remove All Git Branches Except Master:

Removing the branches one by one is a exhausting job. I have a trick for you that will make your life easier:

git branch | grep -v “master” | xargs git branch -D

Note:

• grep -> Used to search for a string of characters, -v -> to remove a string
• xargs -> Reads streams of data from standard input, then generates and executes command lines