Re: [PATCH] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2026, 13:44 UTC
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> > After the release of 2.56, I saw people liking the --delete-merged
> >    feature, but asking for this. A lot of people, me included prefer
> >    squash-merge and it currently doesn't work with --delete-merged.
>
> Btw, I wonder if you can share where you saw this? 2.56 was released
> so recently I'm (pleasantly) surprised there's already feedback on
> this!

Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/git/comments/1wsnrl9/comment/pcncf5t

There was only one person asking to clean up squashed branches. But I also started thinking about it the other day, when 2.56 drew closer, and I realized that friends that work in companies using squash merge won't get any benefit from this.

Blog posts that is drawing attention to this new feature (not necessary feedbacking on it):

- https://github.blog/open-source/git/highlights-from-git-2-56/
- https://about.gitlab.com/blog/whats-new-in-git-2-56-0/
- https://9to5linux.com/git-2-56-adds-new-options-for-cleaning-up-branches-and-resolving-conflicts
- https://linuxiac.com/git-2-56-released-with-safer-conflict-resolution-and-performance-gains/

Btw, I love squash merge!

Harald