git-trim
A command-line tool that removes Git tracking branches whose upstreams are merged or gone.
By foriequal0
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About git-trim
git-trim finds local tracking branches whose upstream branches have been merged or become stray, then helps remove them. It is designed to complement git fetch --prune.
You can run it as a standalone binary or install it with Cargo. Its dry-run option lets you inspect what it would trim before removing branches.
Strengths
- Identifies merged or stray tracking branches
- Includes a dry-run option
- Available as a binary or through Cargo
Limitations
- Requires Git and configured upstream branches
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT license.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- foriequal0
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Developers cleaning up stale local branches in Git repositories
- Categories
- CLI tools, Git clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula