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How to delete a local branch in git?

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How to delete a local git branch which hasn't been pushed to anywhere, and only exists locally?

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Iizuki‭	(no comment)	Sep 28, 2023 at 08:26
matthewsnyder‭	(no comment)	Sep 28, 2023 at 19:47

The safe way: [1]

git branch --delete <branch-name>

It will fail if the branch isn't merged. If this is ok then you can delete it anyway like this: [2]

git branch --delete --force <branch-name>

Or using the shorthand: [3]

git branch -D <branch-name>