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+#!/bin/bash
+# delobra.sh - delete local branches
+# bash script for deleting local branches in a git repository
+
+getMergedBranches ()
+{
+	git branch --merged develop | grep -v -e develop -e master
+}
+
+cat << "EOF"
+					                             
+      | $$          | $$          | $$                         
+  /$$$$$$$  /$$$$$$ | $$  /$$$$$$ | $$$$$$$   /$$$$$$  /$$$$$$ 
+ /$$__  $$ /$$__  $$| $$ /$$__  $$| $$__  $$ /$$__  $$|____  $$
+| $$  | $$| $$$$$$$$| $$| $$  \ $$| $$  \ $$| $$  \__/ /$$$$$$$
+| $$  | $$| $$_____/| $$| $$  | $$| $$  | $$| $$      /$$__  $$
+|  $$$$$$$|  $$$$$$$| $$|  $$$$$$/| $$$$$$$/| $$     |  $$$$$$$
+ \_______/ \_______/|__/ \______/ |_______/ |__/      \_______/
+                                                               
+                                                               
+                                                               
+EOF
+sleep .5
+
+echo "delobra will delete the following local branches from your Git repository:"
+getMergedBranches
+
+while true; do
+	read -p "Do you wish to continue? (Press Y/y to continue or N/n to exit) " ans
+	case $ans in
+		[Yy]* ) getMergedBranches | xargs git branch -d;
+				echo "delobra has deleted your local branches."; break;;
+		[Nn]* ) echo "delobra has exited - no branches were deleted."; exit;;
+		* ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+	esac
+done