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

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2026, 18:34 UTC
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> > We might hide it behind a feature flag?
>
> I could imagine wanting a CSV-style value for the option, like
> "--delete-merged=squashed,rebased" vs. "--delete-merged=merged"
> (current default), or something. But I'd have to think about whether
> I'm suggesting that only to work around performance or to also support
> actual use cases. Mostly I think people just want to go "gah, delete
> merged branches" and not think about it further… hm.

For me, the only reason to hide this would be for performance.

Yes, I think most people (me included) would rather have the simplest possible command. I'd rather not have to specify the pattern so that these are to the same:

    git branch --delete-merged
    git branch --delete-merged '*/*'

Harald