---
title: "Trim unused git branches"
date: 2021-05-07
published: true
tags:
  - git
  - bash
  - linux
template: blog-post
---



## Trim branches no longer on origin

```bash
git remote prune origin --dry-run
git remote prune origin
```

## Find branches already merged

``` bash
git checkout main
# list remote branches that have already been merged into main
git branch -r --merged
# list local branches that have already been merged into main
git branch --merged
```