Delete a local branch

Caution

Deletes the branch only if it is fully merged, and refuses otherwise.

git branch -d branch

Edit the highlighted values, then copy. They are inserted as typed, without shell escaping.

Tool
git
Category
Git & CI
Tags

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Adapted from tldr-pages (common/git-branch.md), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Copy a destructive command?

This command can permanently delete data. Check every value before running it.

Keyboard shortcuts

/ or Ctrl K or ⌘ K
Focus the search
↓ or ↑
Move through the results
Enter
Copy the selected command
Tab
Edit the values of the selected command
o
Open the selected command page
f
Add or remove the selected command from favorites
Esc
Clear the search, or leave the list
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Values you edit carry over to the same value of the other commands, except on destructive commands, where they are always typed by hand.