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Feature Request: `git remote prune --all`

Subject: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all`

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3 messages between Aug 17, 2014 and Aug 18, 2014.

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Travis Carden· Aug 17, 2014, 00:52 UTC · lore

I would like to propose the addition of a `git remote prune --all` command option or similar mechanism for pruning all remotes in a repository. For lack of such a feature, I've been using the following bash alias:

alias git-remote-prune-all='for REMOTE in `git remote`; do echo "Pruning $REMOTE"; git remote prune $REMOTE; done;'

Jeff King· Aug 17, 2014, 07:18 UTC · re: Travis Carden · lore

Re: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all`

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 07:52:44PM -0500, Travis Carden wrote:

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> I would like to propose the addition of a `git remote prune --all`
> command option or similar mechanism for pruning all remotes in a
> repository. For lack of such a feature, I've been using the following
> bash alias:
> 
> alias git-remote-prune-all='for REMOTE in `git remote`; do echo
> "Pruning $REMOTE"; git remote prune $REMOTE; done;'

I think in general we've been moving "git remote" away from actually interacting with the other side, and pushing those features into "git fetch". These days you can use "git fetch --prune --all" to do what you want.

Note that this isn't _exactly_ the same thing. Fetch's prune will do a normal fetch and _also_ prune. There is no way to say "just prune, but do not update existing refs". If that detail is important, I think I'd rather see the feature go the other way from your request: teach git-fetch a "--prune-only" mode.

-Peff

Travis Carden· Aug 18, 2014, 05:56 UTC · re: Jeff King · lore

Re: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all`

Thanks, guys! `git fetch --all --prune` satisfies my request. I appreciate the education!

On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 2:18 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:

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> On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 07:52:44PM -0500, Travis Carden wrote:
>
>> I would like to propose the addition of a `git remote prune --all`
>> command option or similar mechanism for pruning all remotes in a
>> repository. For lack of such a feature, I've been using the following
>> bash alias:
>>
>> alias git-remote-prune-all='for REMOTE in `git remote`; do echo
>> "Pruning $REMOTE"; git remote prune $REMOTE; done;'
>
> I think in general we've been moving "git remote" away from actually
> interacting with the other side, and pushing those features into "git
> fetch". These days you can use "git fetch --prune --all" to do what you
> want.
>
> Note that this isn't _exactly_ the same thing. Fetch's prune will do a
> normal fetch and _also_ prune. There is no way to say "just prune, but
> do not update existing refs". If that detail is important, I think I'd
> rather see the feature go the other way from your request: teach
> git-fetch a "--prune-only" mode.
>
> -Peff