git hew-remote

Delete remote branches that have been merged into an upstream commit

Git alias:

hew-remote = !"f() { \
    hew-remote-dry-run \"$@\" | \
    xargs -I% git push origin :% 2>&1 ; \
}; f \"$@\""

Syntax:

git hew-remote [<commit>]

Example with the default upstream branch name:

git hew-remote

Example with a specific upstream branch name:

git hew-remote main

Example with a specific upstream commit hash:

git hew-remote 4677ad893ee038b113e22f6330da6ae710712f88

If a branch is provided, or a commit is provided, then this alias will use it.

Otherwise, this alias will use the upstream branch name.

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