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    ## Discover unwanted branchs
    From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

    1. Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':
    1. Switch to the main branch:

    git checkout develop
    git checkout master

    2. Get a list of fully merged branches:

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    # How to prune unwanted ``git`` branches
    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    ## Discover unwanted branchs
    From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

    1. Switch to the main branch, usually ``develop``:
    1. Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':

    git checkout develop

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    # How to prune unwanted git branches
    # How to prune unwanted ``git`` branches

    ## Discover unwanted branchs
    From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

    1. Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':
    1. Switch to the main branch, usually ``develop``:

    git checkout develop

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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    ## Discover unwanted branchs
    From http://www.darkcoding.net/software/cleaning-up-old-git-branches/

    1. Switch to the main branch, usually 'develop':

    git checkout develop

    2. Get a list of fully merged branches:

    git branch -a --merged

    ## Prune unwanted branches
    From http://www.aaronwest.net/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/7/Git-Workflows-Archiving-Old-Branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:
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    # How to prune unwanted git branches
    From http://www.aaronwest.net/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/7/Git-Workflows-Archiving-Old-Branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:

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    git branch -d sprintjuly2010

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    ```
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
    ```

    git push origin :sprintjuly2010

    4. Push the new tag to origin:
    ```
    git push --tags
    ```

    git push --tags

    5. Restore a deleted branch from a tag:
    ```
    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010
    ```

    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010

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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:
    ```
    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010
    ```

    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

    2. Delete the branch:
    ```
    git branch -d sprintjuly2010
    ```

    git branch -d sprintjuly2010

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    ```
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
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    ```
    git branch -d sprintjuly2010
    ```

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    ```
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
    ```

    4. Push the new tag to origin:
    ```
    git push --tags
    ```

    5. Restore a deleted branch from a tag:
    ```
    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010
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    ```

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
    ```
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
    ```

    4. Push the new tag to origin:
    git push --tags
    ```
    git push --tags
    ```

    5. Restore a deleted branch from a tag:
    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010
    ```
    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010
    ```
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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:
    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

    ```
    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010
    ```
    2. Delete the branch:
    git branch -d sprintjuly2010
    ```
    git branch -d sprintjuly2010
    ```

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010
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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:

    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

    2. Delete the branch:
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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:

    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

    2. Delete the branch:
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    # How to prune unwanted git branches

    1. Tag the unwanted branch:
    git tag archive/sprintjuly2010 sprintjuly2010

    2. Delete the branch:
    git branch -d sprintjuly2010

    3. Push the branch deletion to origin:
    git push origin :sprintjuly2010

    4. Push the new tag to origin:
    git push --tags

    5. Restore a deleted branch from a tag:
    git checkout -b sprintjuly2010 archive/sprintjuly2010