Cleaning Up Local Git Branches

Over time, I accumulate several local Git branches in various projects. To maintain clarity, I regularly delete all branches except the main branch.

To avoid having to constantly search for the command, I'd like to share it with you here:

git branch | grep -v "main" | xargs git branch -d

git branch lists all local branches. grep -v "main" filters out the main branch from this list, as I don't want to delete it. xargs git branch -d executes the git branch -d command on the remaining branches.

If you want to keep multiple branches, you can extend the command:

git branch | grep -v "main" | grep -v "develop" | xargs git branch -d

Here, two branches, main and develop, are filtered out from the list and thus not deleted.

I hope this tip helps you keep your system as tidy as it helps me.