How to delete all Git branches except master or main example

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Delete all branches except master branch

Obviously this was already asked and answered extensively years ago... (which is also the first Google hit when searching for your question title) — luk2302, Oct 18 '22 at 06:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 18 '22 at 06:34

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To delete all branches in your Git repository except master, simply issue the following command:

$ git branch | grep -v "master" | xargs git branch -D

If you want to delete branches such as master-prod, master-test or master-ui, you can adjust the RegEx used by the grep as follows:

$ git branch | grep -v " master$" | xargs git branch -D

edited Oct 18 '22 at 06:34

luk2302

answered Oct 18 '22 at 06:08

er.arunkushwaha

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