Git Sweep Pro

Safely identify and prune local branches that are gone on the remote.

What it does

• Runs git fetch -p to prune stale remote refs.
• Detects local tracked branches whose upstream is missing (: gone] in git branch -vv).
• Protects local-only work by only targeting branches with gone upstream tracking.
• Lets you choose safe deletion (git branch -d) or force deletion (git branch -D).
• Supports dry-run mode (logs what would be deleted, without deleting).

Commands

• Git Sweep Pro: Run (git-sweep-pro.run)

  • Prompts for mode:
    • Delete (safe -d)
    • Delete (force -D)
    • Dry Run
  • Shows stale branches in a multi-select list with all branches pre-selected.

• Git Sweep Pro: Dry Run (git-sweep-pro.dryRun)

  • Runs the dry-run flow directly.

• Git Sweep Pro: Post Pull Request (git-sweep-pro.postPullRequest)

  • Shows local and remote branches to checkout.
  • After checkout: deletes the previous branch, prunes, runs the main sweep, then pulls.

UX and logging

• Uses a progress notification while fetching and pruning remotes.
• Uses multi-select quick pick so you can uncheck any branches you want to keep.
• Writes all executed git commands and results to the Git Sweep output channel.
• Shows clear success and error notifications when finished.

Requirements

• Git must be installed and available in PATH.
• Open a workspace folder that is a Git repository.

Notes

• If no stale tracked branches are found, the extension exits cleanly.
• If the workspace is not a Git repository, the extension reports a friendly error.