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categories:
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- DevOps
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tags: [git]
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# Stale branches and pruning
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2024-02-02 15:58:13 +00:00
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A **stale branch** is a
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[remote tracking branch](/DevOps/Git/Remote_tracking_branches.md) that **no
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longer tracks anything** because the actual branch on the remote has been
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deleted.
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If _you_ delete the remote branch, the remote tracking branch will also be
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deleted. However if a _collaborator_ deletes the remote branch, your remote
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tracking branch will remain, becoming a stale branch.
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In order to get rid of it, we need to manually remove it. We can do this with
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the general `prune` command:
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```sh
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git remote prune origin
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# or run a preview of the action
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git remote prune origin --dry-run
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```
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