---
name: "git-dmb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-delete-merged-branches"
version: "7.5.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-dmb"
---

# git-dmb(1)

Command-line tool to delete merged Git branches

## NAME

git-dmb - Command-line tool to delete merged Git branches

## SYNOPSIS

**git-dmb** \[**--configure** \| **--help** \| **--version**\] \[**--branch** BRANCH\] \[**--effort** LEVEL\] \[**--remote** REMOTE\] \[**--exclude** BRANCH\] \[**--include-regex** PATTERN\] \[**--debug**\] \[**--dry-run**\] \[**--verbose**\] \[**--yes**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Command-line tool to delete merged Git branches

### modes:

- **--configure**

  configure **git-delete-merged-branches** and exit (without processing any branches)

- **--help**, **-h**

  show this help message and exit

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

### rules:

- **--branch** BRANCH, **-b** BRANCH

  require the given branch as a merge target (instead of what is configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times

- **--effort** LEVEL

  level of effort to put into finding merged branches; level 1 uses nothing but "git branch --merged", level 2 adds use of "git cherry", level 3 adds use of "git cherry" on temporary squashed copies (default level: 2)

### scope:

- **--remote** REMOTE, **-r** REMOTE

  process the given remote (instead of the remotes that are configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times

- **--exclude** BRANCH, **-x** BRANCH

  exclude the given branch from deletion (in addition to the exclusion list that is configured for this repository); can be passed multiple times

- **--include-regex** PATTERN

  only consider branches for deletion that match the given regular expression (e.g. "^issue-"); syntax is that of Python module "re"; can be passed multiple times, then acts in logical conjunction ("and")

### flags:

- **--debug**

  enable debugging output

- **--dry-run**, **-n**

  perform a trial run with no changes made

- **--verbose**, **-v**

  enable verbose output

- **--yes**, **-y**

  do not ask for confirmation, assume reply "yes"

## EPILOG

Software libre licensed under GPL v3 or later. Brought to you by Sebastian Pipping \<sebastian@pipping.org\>.

Please report bugs at https://github.com/hartwork/git-delete-merged-branches — thank you!