gitprune

Safely clean up your git branches. Identify merged, stale, and untracked branches — then remove them with confidence.

Features

• Detect merged branches (local and remote)
• Identify stale branches by age
• Preview what will be deleted before taking action
• Protect important branches from accidental deletion
• Clean up remote-tracking branches for deleted remotes

Usage

# Preview merged branches
gitprune

# Delete merged local branches
gitprune --delete

# Also clean up remote-tracking branches
gitprune --remote

# Set staleness threshold (days)
gitprune --stale 30

# Dry-run to see what would be deleted
gitprune --dry-run

Why gitprune?

Over time, repositories accumulate dozens of merged branches that clutter git branch output and make it harder to find active work. gitprune automates the cleanup while protecting branches you still need.

Use Cases

• Clean up after a merge-heavy workflow
• Remove stale feature branches older than N days
• Sync remote-tracking references after team branch cleanup
• Keep your branch list focused on active work