🧹 Remove them with a single Fish Shell command:

1️⃣ Save the following script in:
📂 .config/fish/functions/git-delete-branches.fish

2️⃣ Execute the command:

git-delete-branches "<regex>"

🔹 Finds and deletes local/remote branches matching a regex.
🔹 Asks for confirmation to avoid surprises.
🔹 Saves time and keeps your repo clean.

📌 Full code and explanation 👉

	#!/usr/bin/env fish
	function git-delete-branches
	# Ensure a regex argument is provided
	if test (count $argv) -lt 1
	echo "Usage: git-delete-branches '<regex>'"
	return 1
	end
	set -l regex $argv[1]
	# Find local and remote branches matching the regex
	set -l branches (
	begin
	git branch --list --format "%(refname:short)"
	git branch --remotes --format "%(refname:short)" | sed 's|origin/||'
	end | sort -u | grep -E "$regex"
	)
	if test -z "$branches"
	echo "No branches matching the pattern: $regex"
	return 0
	end
	echo "The following branches were found:"
	printf "%s\n" $branches
	# Add a blank line for readability
	echo ""
	read -l -P "Are you sure you want to delete these branches? [y/N] " confirm
	if test "$confirm" != y
	echo "Operation canceled."
	return 0
	end
	# Delete local branches
	for branch in $branches
	if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$branch"
	git branch -D "$branch"
	end
	end
	# Delete remote branches
	for branch in $branches
	if git ls-remote --exit-code origin "$branch" >/dev/null 2>&1
	git push origin --delete "$branch"
	end
	end
	echo "Process completed."
	end

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