Git-Branch-Sweeper

Node CLI to easily bulk delete local and remote branches based on branch name pattern

• For the local repo: All branches, except branches starting with names master and release
• For the remote: All branches with names containing your branch pattern**, by default your username, except branches starting with names master and release

** You can configure the branch pattern by providing a .gbsrc file in your HOME directory as follow:

{
  "myBranchPattern": "my-cool-name"
}

Installation

$ npm install --global git-branch-sweeper

This will install the Git-Branch-Sweeper package globally and allow the CLI tool to be run from any location.

Usage

From inside a gihub repo run git-branch-sweeper or gbs

Git command that tool execute under the hood

To list the branches

$ git fetch --prune
for local branches: git branch -v --merged/--no-merged
for remote branches: git branch -v -r

When you choose to delete a branch

$ git push origin --delete <branch_name>
// for merged:
$ git branch -d <branch_name>
// Or for unmerged:
$ git branch -D <branch_name>

Notes

• This tool only support the remote being origin.

Develop

npm run dev

Build

To build the project, in VS Code, run the default build task (which is tsc watch) or run npm run build

Test

• Run the automated test with npm run test
• Once built, call node ./dist/index.js to call the commandline locally

TODOs

• configurable branch pattern whitelist and blacklist
• show blacklist/white list in cli
• show stale branch information (stale from x days)
• verbose mode (git command that are executed)