Git · Middle · Question 33 of 75

What does `git fetch --prune` do?

✓Correct answer: Deletes remote-tracking branches gone from the server
2Removes old commits to make the repository much smaller
3Deletes local branches that have already been merged

Explanation

Without pruning, origin/old-feature stays in git branch -a forever. Set fetch.prune = true to make it the default.

Further reading

Git docs: git-fetch ↗

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