How can I delete all Git branches which have been merged?

Question

I have many Git branches. How do I delete branches which have already been merged? Is there an easy way to delete them all instead of deleting them one by one?

Answer 1

For those of you that are on Windows and prefer PowerShell scripts, here is one that deletes local merged branches:

function Remove-MergedBranches
{
  git branch --merged |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } |
    Where-Object {$_ -NotMatch "^\*"} |
    Where-Object {-not ( $_ -Like "*master" )} |
    ForEach-Object { git branch -d $_ }
}