# What is your production take on How do I delete a Git branch locally and?

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**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-your-production-take-on-how-do-i-delete-a-git-branch-locally-and/679809 "2026-04-01T10:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-your-production-take-on-how-do-i-delete-a-git-branch-locally-and/679809/1 "2026-04-01T10:00:07Z")

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Pulled from common Stack Overflow threads:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2003505/how-do-i-delete-a-git-branch-locally-and-remotely>

What is your modern answer, and where does the usual advice break down at scale?

WaffleFries 😎

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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-your-production-take-on-how-do-i-delete-a-git-branch-locally-and/679809/2 "2026-04-01T10:07:06Z")

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Local: `git branch -d name` if merged, or `-D` if you intentionally want to drop unmerged work.

MechaPrime