Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 23, 2026, 09:07 UTC
Message-ID: <CAHwyqnWCndBcrxxkDTyLoC7hM3OgS8pAP=H=gt0r2ZmmKnaojg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20261022174429.81186-1-me@jaspermayone.com>

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> > I'm leaning toward `--delete-merged[=<level>]`. But it's good that you
> > are pointing this out. It's tempting to unify it like that.
>
> The value of --delete-merged is already taken by the upstream
> <pattern>, and it is required. So "--delete-merged=squashed" already
> means "branches whose upstream is a ref called squashed" today, and
> it cannot also carry a level without breaking that.

This is a good point and stops the `--delete-merged=squashed`, and likely also `--delete-integrated=<level>` to keep it uniform.

Harald

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