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From: "Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
	"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
	Jasper Mayone <me@jaspermayone.com>,
	Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 0/4] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:24:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2425.v7.git.git.1794662670.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2425.git.git.1790667030497.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Branches merged on GitHub with "Squash and merge" or "Rebase and merge" are
never deleted by git branch --delete-merged, because their tips are not
reachable from the upstream. This treats such a branch as merged when some
upstream commit contains all of its changes, and names that commit in the
output:

Deleted branch topic (was 1a2b3c4, landed as 9f8e7d6).


Changes in v7:

 * Added a test that --delete-integrated keeps a branch whose changes did
   not land.
 * Read the index once before the walk in find_landed_commits(), instead of
   for every file merge at every candidate commit.
 * The commit message now says the merge uses this repository's attributes
   from the working tree and the index.

Changes in v6:

 * Read the index before the file merge, so .gitattributes that are only in
   the index are honored too.
 * Renamed the diff_options variables from opt to diffopt.

Changes in v5:

 * git branch -h lists --delete-integrated in the usage lines
 * Giving both --delete-merged and --delete-integrated dies with a short
   "cannot be used together" message instead of the full usage text

Changes in v4:

 * --delete-merged works as it does on master again: it only deletes
   branches whose tip is reachable from their upstream
 * New --delete-integrated <pattern> also deletes branches that were rebase
   or squash merged, including those squashed after upstream changed the
   same files. It replaces --squashed
 * New prep commit lets delete_branches() take a map of where each branch
   landed, so "landed as" is printed there
 * Added Junio's test that --delete-merged keeps a branch when an unrelated
   upstream commit adds an identical file
 * --dry-run works with either option, and the two options can't be combined

Changes in v3:

 * Split into multiple commits, one for rebase merges and one for squash
   merges.
 * By default a branch counts as merged when an upstream commit has its
   exact version of every file it changed. This never reads file contents,
   so it stays cheap in a partial clone. It finds rebase merges, and squash
   merges where upstream left those files alone.
 * Replace --no-squashed with an opt-in --squashed, which also finds
   branches merged after upstream changed the same files by merging those
   files.
 * Add a test for a rebase merge, and check that a squash onto changed files
   is kept without --squashed and deleted with it.

Changes in v2:

 * Diff each upstream commit once and share the result between all branches,
   faster than v1.
 * Fix a branch merged with a merge commit being reported as "landed as" the
   merge when another branch was searched first, and add a test for it. Show
   the topic commit itself in "landed as" for work that arrived through a
   merge.
 * Use git merge --squash as the example in the commit message and mention
   GitHub's squash and rebase buttons.
 * Add --no-squashed to skip the squash search.

Harald Nordgren (4):
  branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper
  branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed
  branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged
    branches
  branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed
    files

 Documentation/config/branch.adoc |   8 +-
 Documentation/git-branch.adoc    |  22 +-
 builtin/branch.c                 | 361 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 t/t3200-branch.sh                | 271 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 632 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)


base-commit: 7fb6055e678f800320d8ab8cd8f201d9493d1ba0
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2425%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fbranch-delete-squashed-v7
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2425/HaraldNordgren/branch-delete-squashed-v7
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2425

Range-diff vs v6:

 1:  e728b4ed0d = 1:  25d2441ce7 branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper
 2:  9858c8c81e = 2:  18c3edb6e3 branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed
 3:  92bd9afda4 = 3:  7bc634c794 branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged branches
 4:  006a57d7d1 ! 4:  4b5485584e branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed files
     @@ Commit message
          unchanged. This has to read the files, so in a partial clone it may
          download blobs.
      
     +    The merge uses the attributes of this repository, from the working tree
     +    and the index, the same as a merge run here would. A merge driver that
     +    only the upstream repository has is not seen. In a bare repository only
     +    info/attributes and the global file apply.
     +
          Signed-off-by: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
      
       ## Documentation/git-branch.adoc ##
     @@ builtin/branch.c: static void collect_branch_changes(struct landing_search *sear
      +	mmfile_t result = { 0 };
      +	int ret;
      +
     -+	repo_read_index(the_repository);
      +	read_mmblob(&base, the_repository->objects, &change->base_oid);
      +	read_mmblob(&upstream, the_repository->objects, &change->upstream_oid);
      +	read_mmblob(&branch, the_repository->objects, &change->branch_oid);
     @@ builtin/branch.c: static void collect_branch_changes(struct landing_search *sear
       	return 1;
       }
       
     +@@ builtin/branch.c: static void find_landed_commits(struct landing_search *searches,
     + 	diffopt.no_free = 1;
     + 	diff_setup_done(&diffopt);
     + 	init_changed_paths(&cache);
     ++	repo_read_index(the_repository);
     + 
     + 	for (size_t i = 0; i < searches_nr; i++) {
     + 		struct commit *landed;
      
       ## t/t3200-branch.sh ##
      @@ t/t3200-branch.sh: test_expect_success '--delete-integrated deletes a squash merged branch that was
     @@ t/t3200-branch.sh: test_expect_success '--delete-integrated deletes a squash mer
      +		EOF
      +	)
      +'
     ++
     ++test_expect_success '--delete-integrated keeps branches whose changes did not land' '
     ++	(
     ++		cd upstream &&
     ++		git checkout next &&
     ++		test_write_lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git add doc &&
     ++		git commit -m "add doc" &&
     ++		git checkout main
     ++	) &&
     ++	setup_repo_for_delete_merged &&
     ++	(
     ++		cd repo &&
     ++		git checkout -b unmerged --track origin/next &&
     ++		test_write_lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 eight 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "edit line 8" &&
     ++		git push origin unmerged &&
     ++		git checkout -b half-landed --track origin/next &&
     ++		test_write_lines one 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ten >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "edit lines 1 and 10" &&
     ++		git push origin half-landed &&
     ++		git checkout -b conflicting --track origin/next &&
     ++		test_write_lines 1 2 three 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "edit line 3" &&
     ++		git push origin conflicting &&
     ++		git checkout --detach
     ++	) &&
     ++	(
     ++		cd upstream &&
     ++		git checkout next &&
     ++		test_write_lines 1 2 3 4 five 6 7 8 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "edit line 5" &&
     ++		test_write_lines one 2 3 4 five 6 7 8 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "take line 1 from half-landed" &&
     ++		test_write_lines one 2 THREE 4 five 6 7 8 9 10 >doc &&
     ++		git commit -a -m "edit line 3 differently" &&
     ++		git checkout main
     ++	) &&
     ++	(
     ++		cd repo &&
     ++		git fetch origin &&
     ++
     ++		git branch --delete-integrated origin/next >actual 2>&1 &&
     ++		test_must_be_empty actual &&
     ++
     ++		check_branches <<-\EOF
     ++		conflicting
     ++		half-landed
     ++		main
     ++		unmerged
     ++		EOF
     ++	)
     ++'
      +
       test_expect_success '--delete-integrated reports a merge plainly next to an unmerged branch' '
       	setup_repo_for_delete_merged &&

-- 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-14 13:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-29  7:30 [PATCH] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-09-29  7:46 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-09-29  7:52   ` Harald Nordgren
2026-09-29  8:08     ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-09-29 11:18       ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-29 13:31         ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-09-29 11:26 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-29 13:44   ` Harald Nordgren
2026-09-29 13:52   ` Harald Nordgren
2026-09-29 15:28     ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-29 18:34       ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-04  9:54   ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-04 22:28     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-08 15:25       ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-08 18:42         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-09  8:16           ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-10-09 11:11             ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-09 11:18           ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-09 13:40             ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-09 13:37           ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-09 15:27             ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-08 17:51     ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-09 13:34       ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-11  9:41 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-11  9:41   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-11  9:41   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] branch: add --no-squashed to skip the squash search Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12  0:30   ` [PATCH v2 0/2] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches Junio C Hamano
2026-10-12  9:50     ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-12 14:31       ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-12 16:50       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-12 17:44         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-13  2:23           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-17 22:23             ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-19  4:40             ` Jasper Mayone
2026-10-18 15:09         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-12 12:41     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-12 15:49       ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-21 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-21 12:28   ` [PATCH v3 1/3] branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-21 12:28   ` [PATCH v3 2/3] branch: let --delete-merged find rebase merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-21 12:28   ` [PATCH v3 3/3] branch: add --squashed to find squash " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-21 17:35   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] branch: let --delete-merged " Jasper Mayone
2026-10-21 18:51     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 12:55       ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-22 14:41         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22  5:49   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-22  7:18     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 16:33       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-22 16:57         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-22 17:31           ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 17:44             ` Jasper Mayone
2026-10-22 17:56               ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-23  9:07               ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 17:44         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 12:59   ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-26  8:33 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26  8:33   ` [PATCH v4 1/4] branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26  8:33   ` [PATCH v4 2/4] branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26  8:33   ` [PATCH v4 3/4] branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26  8:33   ` [PATCH v4 4/4] branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed files Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-29  4:30   ` [PATCH v4 0/4] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches Jasper Mayone
2026-10-29  8:30     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-30 10:52 ` [PATCH v5 " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-30 10:52   ` [PATCH v5 1/4] branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-30 10:53   ` [PATCH v5 2/4] branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-30 10:53   ` [PATCH v5 3/4] branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-30 19:14     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-31  8:09       ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-30 10:53   ` [PATCH v5 4/4] branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed files Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-10-30 19:25     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-31  8:10       ` Harald Nordgren
2026-11-01  8:22 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-01  8:22   ` [PATCH v6 1/4] branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-01  8:22   ` [PATCH v6 2/4] branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-01  8:22   ` [PATCH v6 3/4] branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-01  8:22   ` [PATCH v6 4/4] branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed files Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-11  8:30     ` Harald Nordgren
2026-11-11 15:27       ` Jasper Mayone
2026-11-14 11:08         ` Harald Nordgren
2026-11-14 13:24 ` Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-11-14 13:24   ` [PATCH v7 1/4] branch: move the deleteMerged opt-out check into a helper Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-14 13:24   ` [PATCH v7 2/4] branch: let delete_branches() name where a branch landed Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-14 13:24   ` [PATCH v7 3/4] branch: add --delete-integrated to delete rebase and squash merged branches Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-11-14 13:24   ` [PATCH v7 4/4] branch: let --delete-integrated find branches merged onto changed files Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget

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