From: "Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>,
Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/6] fetch: add --prune-merged
Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 18:27:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e979fd238bdffd772783f47f42fdc6d8c2dc0205.1777919250.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2285.v2.git.git.1777919250.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
After a successful fetch from a configured remote, run
'git branch --prune-merged <remote>' to delete local branches
whose push destination ref has just been pruned.
Signed-off-by: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/fetch-options.adoc | 8 ++++++++
builtin/fetch.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
t/t5510-fetch.sh | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 59 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc b/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc
index 81a9d7f9bb..d863a9184e 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ See the PRUNING section below for more details.
+
See the PRUNING section below for more details.
+`--prune-merged`::
+ After a successful fetch, run `git branch --prune-merged
+ <remote>` for the fetched remote, deleting local branches
+ that fork from this remote and whose tip is reachable from
+ their upstream remote-tracking ref. See linkgit:git-branch[1]
+ for the exact selection rules. The currently checked-out
+ branch is always preserved.
+
endif::git-pull[]
ifndef::git-pull[]
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a22c319467..5451bf3b5b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static int prune = -1; /* unspecified */
static int prune_tags = -1; /* unspecified */
#define PRUNE_TAGS_BY_DEFAULT 0 /* do we prune tags by default? */
+static int prune_merged;
+
static int append, dry_run, force, keep, update_head_ok;
static int write_fetch_head = 1;
static int verbosity, deepen_relative, set_upstream, refetch;
@@ -2189,6 +2191,8 @@ static void add_options_to_argv(struct strvec *argv,
strvec_push(argv, prune ? "--prune" : "--no-prune");
if (prune_tags != -1)
strvec_push(argv, prune_tags ? "--prune-tags" : "--no-prune-tags");
+ if (prune_merged)
+ strvec_push(argv, "--prune-merged");
if (update_head_ok)
strvec_push(argv, "--update-head-ok");
if (force)
@@ -2382,6 +2386,15 @@ static inline void fetch_one_setup_partial(struct remote *remote,
return;
}
+static int prune_merged_for_remote(const struct remote *remote)
+{
+ struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+ cmd.git_cmd = 1;
+ strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, "branch", "--prune-merged", remote->name, NULL);
+ return run_command(&cmd);
+}
+
static int fetch_one(struct remote *remote, int argc, const char **argv,
int prune_tags_ok, int use_stdin_refspecs,
const struct fetch_config *config,
@@ -2457,6 +2470,11 @@ static int fetch_one(struct remote *remote, int argc, const char **argv,
refspec_clear(&rs);
transport_disconnect(gtransport);
gtransport = NULL;
+
+ if (!exit_code && prune_merged && remote_via_config &&
+ prune_merged_for_remote(remote))
+ exit_code = 1;
+
return exit_code;
}
@@ -2520,6 +2538,8 @@ int cmd_fetch(int argc,
N_("prune remote-tracking branches no longer on remote")),
OPT_BOOL('P', "prune-tags", &prune_tags,
N_("prune local tags no longer on remote and clobber changed tags")),
+ OPT_BOOL(0, "prune-merged", &prune_merged,
+ N_("after pruning, also delete local branches forked from this remote whose tips are reachable from their upstream")),
OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "recurse-submodules", &recurse_submodules_cli, N_("on-demand"),
N_("control recursive fetching of submodules"),
PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_fetch_parse_recurse_submodules),
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 6fe21e2b3a..b94fd2bda0 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -386,6 +386,37 @@ test_expect_success REFFILES 'fetch --prune fails to delete branches' '
)
'
+test_expect_success 'fetch --prune-merged: setup' '
+ git init -b main fetch-pm-parent &&
+ test_commit -C fetch-pm-parent base
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fetch --prune-merged deletes merged local branches' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf fetch-pm-clone" &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-parent branch one base &&
+ git clone fetch-pm-parent fetch-pm-clone &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-clone branch one --track origin/one &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-parent branch -D one &&
+
+ git -C fetch-pm-clone fetch --prune --prune-merged origin &&
+
+ test_must_fail git -C fetch-pm-clone rev-parse --verify refs/heads/one
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fetch --prune-merged skips unmerged local branches' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf fetch-pm-unmerged" &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-parent branch two base &&
+ git clone fetch-pm-parent fetch-pm-unmerged &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-unmerged checkout -b two --track origin/two &&
+ test_commit -C fetch-pm-unmerged unpushed &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-unmerged checkout - &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-parent branch -D two &&
+
+ git -C fetch-pm-unmerged fetch --prune --prune-merged origin 2>err &&
+ test_grep "not fully merged" err &&
+ git -C fetch-pm-unmerged rev-parse --verify refs/heads/two
+'
+
test_expect_success 'fetch --atomic works with a single branch' '
test_when_finished "rm -rf atomic" &&
--
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2026-05-01 21:35 [PATCH] fetch: add fetch.pruneLocalBranches config Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-03 22:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-04 18:28 ` [PATCH] checkout: add --autostash option for branch switching Harald Nordgren
2026-05-10 1:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-05 7:14 ` [PATCH] fetch: add fetch.pruneLocalBranches config Johannes Sixt
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] fetch: add fetch.pruneBranches config Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] branch: add --forked <remote> Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 23:25 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] branch: let delete_branches warn instead of error on bulk refusal Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] branch: add --prune-merged <remote> Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:27 ` Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] branch: add branch.<name>.pruneMerged opt-out Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:27 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] branch: add --all-remotes flag Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-05 7:22 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] fetch: add fetch.pruneBranches config Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
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2026-05-12 17:00 ` [PATCH] fetch: add fetch.pruneLocalBranches config Harald Nordgren
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2026-05-13 19:34 ` [PATCH v9 0/5] branch: prune-merged Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-13 19:34 ` [PATCH v9 1/5] branch: add --forked <remote> Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
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