Branch/Remove-Branch.ps1

function Remove-Branch {
    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "ByName")]
    Param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0, ParameterSetName = "ByName")]
        [string] $Name,

        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "ByName")]
        [switch] $Remote,

        [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = "Gone")]
        [switch] $Gone
    )

    Begin {
        if (-not (Test-Repository)) {
            Write-Error "Command needs to be run inside a git repository. Aborting."
            return
        }
    }

    Process {
        switch ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
            "ByName" {
                throw "removal by name not yet supported"
            }

            "Gone" {
                git fetch --prune

                $branches = @(git for-each-ref --format "%(refname:short) %(upstream:track)" refs/heads) -match "\w+ \[gone\]$" -replace " \[gone\]$"

                if ($branches.Length -eq 0) {
                    Write-Host "No gone branches found that need cleanup."
                }

                foreach ($branch in $branches) {
                    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldContinue("Are you sure you want to delete branch $branch ?", "Delete branch")) {
                        git branch -D $branch
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}