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NAME

git-dmb - Command-line tool to delete merged Git branches

SYNOPSIS

git-dmb [--configure | --help | --version] [--branch BRANCH] [--effort LEVEL] [--remote REMOTE] [--exclude BRANCH] [--include-regex PATTERN] [--debug] [--dry-run] [--verbose] [--yes]

DESCRIPTION

Command-line tool to delete merged Git branches

modes:

configure git-delete-merged-branches and exit (without processing any branches)
show this help message and exit
show program's version number and exit

rules:

require the given branch as a merge target (instead of what is configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times
level of effort to put into finding merged branches; level 1 uses nothing but "git branch --merged", level 2 adds use of "git cherry", level 3 adds use of "git cherry" on temporary squashed copies (default level: 2)

scope:

process the given remote (instead of the remotes that are configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times
exclude the given branch from deletion (in addition to the exclusion list that is configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times
only consider branches for deletion that match the given regular expression (e.g. "^issue-"); syntax is that of Python module "re"; can be passed multiple times, then acts in logical conjunction ("and")

flags:

enable debugging output
perform a trial run with no changes made
enable verbose output
do not ask for confirmation, assume reply "yes"

EPILOG

Software libre licensed under GPL v3 or later. Brought to you by Sebastian Pipping <sebastian@pipping.org>.

Please report bugs at https://github.com/hartwork/git-delete-merged-branches — thank you!

December 2024 git-dmb 7.4.2