How to remove git local branch started with "local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854"?

Question

If I check my local git branches.

$ git branch
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854-20180227
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854-20180227#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854-20180228
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854-20180228#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320#2
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180330
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180330#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402#2
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402#3

After deletion, it will look like below:

$ git branch
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180320#2
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180330
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1899-20180330#1
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402#2
  local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1921-20180402#3

Would you please help me to fix the issue. Thanks in advance for your kind support.

I don't consider, is it merged or not. I have go through stackoverflow. I got some suggestions like below, but not satisfied.

To delete every branch except the one that you currently have checked out:
```
for b in `git branch --merged | grep -v \*`; do git branch -D $b; done
```
The simpler way to delete all branches but keeping others like "develop" and "master" is the following:
```
git branch | grep -v "develop" | grep -v "master" | xargs git branch -D
```

Resource Link: Delete all local git branches

What about using `grep` without `-v`? Maybe something like `git branch | grep "local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854" | xargs git branch -D` - I haven't tested this. — evolutionxbox, Apr 18 '18 at 13:11
Yes. It works. Thanks a lot. Would you please add it as answer. So that I can accept. — SkyWalker, Apr 18 '18 at 13:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '18 at 13:22

Whilst I haven't personally tested this, your comment suggests it was successful.

Essentially your second suggestion removed develop and master from a git branch output.

My thought was to reverse the filter, so that grep only included the branches with the name you were after.

git branch | grep "local-feat-18.3-APPLE-1854" | xargs git branch -D

My simple explanation is as follows:

git branch outputs a list of all local existing branches.
| grep "mystring" pipe the output into a grep search and only select the lines which contain "mystring".
| xargs git branch -D pipe that output as a set of arguments and delete the branches.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 18:28

1

You can test by this git command.

git branch -D `git branch | grep -E '^3\.2\..*'`

Resource Link: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3670479

answered Apr 18 '18 at 18:28

Shakhawat Hossain

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