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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions bin/common/.local/bin/git-cleanup-branches
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git fetch --prune &>/dev/null

for branch in $(git branch -vv | grep -o -E '^[\* ]+\S+' | tr -d '* '); do
upstream=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name "${branch}@{upstream}" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "${upstream}" ]; then
if ! git show-ref --quiet "refs/remotes/${upstream}"; then
echo "Deleting branch '${branch}'"
git branch -D "${branch}"
# Use `git for-each-ref` to safely handle branch names with spaces and avoid
# parsing the output of `git branch`.
git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)\t%(upstream:short)' refs/heads |
while IFS=$'\t' read -r branch upstream; do
if [ -n "$upstream" ] && ! git show-ref --quiet "refs/remotes/$upstream"; then
echo "Deleting branch '$branch'"
git branch -D "$branch"
fi
fi
done
done
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