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Waldir Pimenta 5582e23e8a git-fetch: --prune doesn't delete local branches (#1237)
`git fetch --prune` deletes the local *references* to upstream branches (i.e. entries in `.git/refs/remotes/`), but the local *branches* that tracked them (i.e. entries in `.git/refs/heads/`) are kept.
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# git fetch
> Download objects and refs from a remote repository.
- Fetch the latest changes from the default remote upstream repository (if set):
`git fetch`
- Fetch new branches from a specific remote upstream repository:
`git fetch {{remote_name}}`
- Fetch the latest changes from all remote upstream repositories:
`git fetch --all`
- Also fetch tags from the remote upstream repository:
`git fetch --tags`
- Delete local references to remote branches that have been deleted upstream:
`git fetch --prune`