git-clean-gone-branches

To delete local git branches after remote deletion, you can use a pruning workflow that runs git fetch --prune, parses branch tracking status for gone markers, and deletes branches after explicit user confirmation.

The gone marker in git branch -vv output indicates that a local branch's remote tracking branch has been deleted from the remote repository, signaling that the local branch is orphaned and ready for cleanup.

To remove stale local branches linked to git worktrees, you need a cleanup process that detects associated worktrees, removes the worktree directories, and then deletes the corresponding local branches to avoid leftover files.

You cannot automatically prune local git branches without confirmation using this specific workflow, because it explicitly requires a yes-or-no confirmation from the user before proceeding with any branch deletion.

Git fetch --prune does not remove local branches automatically; it only deletes remote tracking references. You must separately parse the gone markers and explicitly delete the orphaned local branches.