git fetch origin --prune doesn't delete local branches?

Question

At one point I thought that git fetch origin --prune deleted local branches that were no longer present on the server. Somehow this is not my experience at the

Answer 1

This is how I do it with Powershell.

PS> git branch --v | ? { $_ -match "\[gone\]" } | % { -split $_ | select -First 1 } | % { git branch -D $_ }

You can then create an alias like:

PS> Function func_gitprune { git branch --v | ? { $_ -match "\[gone\]" } | % { -split $_ | select -First 1 } | % { git branch -D $_ } }

PS> Set-Alias -Name gitprune -Value func_gitprune

and execute it every time you need by running

PS> gitprune