With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted. You may
specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently
-has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted. Use -r together with -d
-to delete remote-tracking branches.
+has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted.
+
+Use -r together with -d to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it
+only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist
+in remote repository or if gitlink:git-fetch[1] was configured not to fetch
+them again. See also 'prune' subcommand of gitlink:git-remote[1] for way to
+clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.
OPTIONS
-------
-d::
- Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged.
+ Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in HEAD.
-D::
- Delete a branch irrespective of its index status.
+ Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status.
-l::
Create the branch's reflog. This activates recording of
'--track' were given.
--no-track::
- When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
+ When a branch is created off a remote branch,
set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data
from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge
configuration variable.
$ git branch -D test <2>
------------
+
-<1> Delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man"
-<2> Delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
-commits from test branch.
+<1> Delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man". Next 'fetch' or
+'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to. See
+gitlink:git-fetch[1].
+<2> Delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch is
+currently checked out) does not have all commits from test branch.
Notes