1.0ITech Overhttps://www.itechover.comMannyhttps://www.itechover.com/author/ecole/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="grLQHIxFjT"><a href="https://www.itechover.com/2024/02/07/how-to-delete-a-branch-in-git-locally-and-remotely/">How to Delete a Branch in Git Locally and Remotely</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.itechover.com/2024/02/07/how-to-delete-a-branch-in-git-locally-and-remotely/embed/#?secret=grLQHIxFjT" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Delete a Branch in Git Locally and Remotely” — ITech Over" data-secret="grLQHIxFjT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.itechover.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/muo-branch-prune-fi-LnGDrF.jpeg1680840Git’s branches are so lightweight that it’s easy to create them whenever you need to. But it’s also easy to end up with leftover branches you no longer need. So what’s involved in deleting a branch?