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    # Git

    ### macOS

    ```Zsh
    brew install git
    ```

    ### Windows

    ```Powershell
    winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget
    ```

    ## Git prune and delete merged local branches

    ###### Prune
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    git remote prune origin
    ```

    ###### Delete (Bash)
    ###### Delete (Bash, Zsh)

    ```
    git branch --merged | grep -v \*
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    ## Git prune and delete merged local branches

    ##### Prune
    ###### Prune

    ```
    git remote prune origin --dry-run
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    ##### Prune


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

    ##### Delete
    ###### Delete (Bash)

    ```
    git branch --merged | grep -v \*
    ```

    ```
    git branch --merged | grep -v \* | xargs git branch -D
    ```
    ```

    ###### Delete (Powershell)

    ```
    git branch --merged | Select-String -Pattern '\*' -notMatch
    ```

    ```
    git branch --merged | Select-String -Pattern '\*' -notMatch | % { $_.split()[0] } | % { git branch -D $_ }
    ```
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    # Git prune and delete merged local branches
    ## Git prune and delete merged local branches

    ##### Prune

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    ##### Prune

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    # Test
    git remote prune origin --dry-run
    ```

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    ##### Delete

    ```
    # Test
    git branch --merged | grep -v \*
    ```

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    ##### Prune


    ```
    # Test
    git remote prune origin --dry-run
    ```

    ```
    git remote prune origin
    ```

    ##### Delete

    ```
    # Test
    git branch --merged | grep -v \*
    ```

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    # Git Prune and Delete local branches

    ##### Prune

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

    ##### Delete

    ```
    git branch --merged | grep -v \*
    ```

    ```
    git branch --merged | grep -v \* | xargs git branch -D
    ```