# Deleting branches

2 messages from 2010-03-26 to 2010-03-26. Participants: jhapk, Michael J Gruber.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/23185

## jhapk, 2010-03-26 14:41

Subject: Deleting branches
Message-ID: <1269614480145-4804268.post@n2.nabble.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1269614480145-4804268.post%40n2.nabble.com

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Hi,
I wanted to see the all the branches of a remote repository and so in my
.git/config file I had something like
[remote "jeff"]
        url = /nfs/kris/d1/people/jeff/cffc
        fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/jeff/*

But then I decided that I only need to see one particular_branch and I
changed it to
[remote "jeff"]
        url = /nfs/kris/d1/people/jeff/cffc
        fetch =
+refs/heads/particular_branch:refs/remotes/jeff/particular_branch

But even now, when I do a $git branch -a, I see this
[pradeep@scaramanga cffc]$ git branch -a
  jeff
  master
* work
  jeff/local
  jeff/master
  jeff/particular_branch
  origin/HEAD
  origin/master
  origin/work

Why am I still getting the other jeff branches in my list and how do I
delete them?
THanks
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## Michael J Gruber, 2010-03-26 15:12

Subject: Re: Deleting branches
Message-ID: <4BACCECB.9040905@drmicha.warpmail.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4BACCECB.9040905%40drmicha.warpmail.net
In-Reply-To: <1269614480145-4804268.post@n2.nabble.com>

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jhapk venit, vidit, dixit 26.03.2010 15:41:
> 
> Hi,
> I wanted to see the all the branches of a remote repository and so in my
> .git/config file I had something like
> [remote "jeff"]
>         url = /nfs/kris/d1/people/jeff/cffc
>         fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/jeff/*
> 
> But then I decided that I only need to see one particular_branch and I
> changed it to
> [remote "jeff"]
>         url = /nfs/kris/d1/people/jeff/cffc
>         fetch =
> +refs/heads/particular_branch:refs/remotes/jeff/particular_branch
> 
> But even now, when I do a $git branch -a, I see this
> [pradeep@scaramanga cffc]$ git branch -a
>   jeff
>   master
> * work
>   jeff/local
>   jeff/master
>   jeff/particular_branch
>   origin/HEAD
>   origin/master
>   origin/work
> 
> Why am I still getting the other jeff branches in my list

Because the config determines what is fetched, it does not delete
existing refs.

> and how do I
> delete them?
> THanks

git branch -Dr jeff/other_branch

Cheers,
Michael

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