# Feature Request: `git remote prune --all` 3 messages from 2014-08-17 to 2014-08-18. Participants: Travis Carden, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/37364 ## Travis Carden, 2014-08-17 00:52 Subject: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all` Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAByVDef1_7x8Q1SL5wMtrKJQE51gvEOiKJ4xkpexXN5omBDn-Q%40mail.gmail.com ``` 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, 2014-08-17 07:18 Subject: Re: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all` Message-ID: <20140817071805.GC23808@peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20140817071805.GC23808%40peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` 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 ``` ## Travis Carden, 2014-08-18 05:56 Subject: Re: Feature Request: `git remote prune --all` Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAByVDedhkUgXkey9dkPYxVQqvzRW4D9OOXt4uFa74%2B7PvX0mjA%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20140817071805.GC23808@peff.net> ``` Thanks, guys! `git fetch --all --prune` satisfies my request. I appreciate the education! On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 2:18 AM, Jeff King wrote: > 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 ```