Visual Studio Code - remove branches deleted on GitHub that still show in VS Code?

Question

In VSCode, after I do a pull request and delete the branch on GitHub, that branch still shows up in Visual Studio Code. If I select the branch, it gives an Error, as expected. <

Answer 1

All you need to do is to run this command:

git remote prune origin

Something extra that you can do, because it's annoying sometimes to open a terminal just for that.. you can add a task in vscode.

To do that please make follow these steps:

1. In VSCode View > Command Palette (cmd/ctrl + Shift + P)
2. type Configure Task
3. Select Create tasks.json file from template and a new file will be created under .vscode folder.
4. Inside tasks array add this:

{ "label": "Git Prune", "type": "shell", "command": "git remote prune origin", "problemMatcher": [] }

How to use it:

1. Open Command Palette
2. Type Run Task and select it
3. Select Git Prune

Reference:

1. Git prune