tj / tj/git-extras

git-delete-merged-branches are removing branch without remote

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Description

E.g:
git feature removing-branch-without-remote
git checkout master
git delete-merged-branches

Result:
feature/removing-branch-without-remote just gone :/

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with the commands shown, then locate the implementation of git-delete-merged-branches and inspect how it identifies branches with no remote. Done means a merged local branch without a remote is preserved while branches that meet the command's intended deletion criteria are still removed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, shell
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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