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NAME
     glab-repo-prune  -  Delete  local Git branches whose merge request has been
     merged.

SYNOPSIS
     glab repo prune [flags]

DESCRIPTION
     Delete local Git branches whose merge request has been merged on GitLab.

     By default, the command queries GitLab  for  each	local  branch  and  only
     deletes  branches	that have at least one merged merge request and no merge
     requests still open from the same source branch.

     Protected branches, the  default  branch,	and  the  currently  checked-out
     branch are never deleted.

     This  command  only  affects  your local Git repository. Remote branches on
     GitLab are not touched.

     Use --merged to skip the per-branch merge request lookup and  instead  rely
     on  git  branch  --merged	to decide which branches to delete.  The default
     branch and protected branches are still fetched from GitLab in  this  mode.
     Falling  back  to	Git  is  faster,  but only detects fast-forward merges a
     squash and rebase merges look like distinct commits to Git and will not  be
     reported as merged.

OPTIONS
     --dry-run[=false]	     Preview  branches	that  would  be  deleted without
     deleting them.

     -e, --exclude=[]	   Branch name or glob pattern to  exclude.  Comma-sepa-
     rated or repeated.

     --merged[=false]	   Use 'git branch --merged' instead of querying GitLab.
     Detects fast-forward merges only.

     -y, --yes[=false]	    Skip the confirmation prompt.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
     -h, --help[=false]      Show help for this command.

EXAMPLE
     # Preview branches that would be deleted
     glab repo prune --dry-run

     # Delete branches with merged MRs (after confirmation)
     glab repo prune

     # Delete without confirmation
     glab repo prune --yes

     # Exclude additional branches by name or glob pattern
     glab repo prune --exclude wip-*,demo-branch

     # Detect merged branches with Git instead of GitLab (faster, but misses squash and rebase merges)
     glab repo prune --merged

SEE ALSO
     glab-repo(1)

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