Issue Git Extension - How to delete old branches?

[TurnRound]

I'm successfully using the Plesk Git Extension to pull updates from Github to my development and production sites.

However, branches I've deleted from my local dev environment and Github are not deleted from the Branch menu in the extension (under Change branch and path).

Every branch I've ever created is still listed there, despite having been deleted from Github.

How do I remove these? Clicking the Pull Updates button doesn't do it.

Thanks.

 

[TurnRound]

Is this not the correct place to ask this question, or does nobody know the answer?

 

[TurnRound]

Anyone listening?

 

[Felix]

I have the same question.
I have a lot of already deleted branches appearing in the branch select dropdown.
I saw that all of the branches are in yourDomain.com/git/yourRepository.git/refs/heads/
I read here that it is "save" (note the quotes!) to simply delete those (https://stackoverflow.com/a/42258262/3038364) but I haven't tried it jet.

Would be cool if somebody from Plesk (or the git extension) could give some insides...

Best,
Felix

 

[TurnRound]

Can anyone help? I originally posted this 6 months ago, and still no-one from Plesk has responded.

 

[IgorG]

You may submit a detailed report here Reports and I will forward it to Plesk developers.

 

[TurnRound]

Thank you. I have done as requested.

 

[Raul A.]

Hi,

Plesk Git extension creates the repository in the {WEBSPACEROOT}/git/{reponame.git}. The branches you see in the dropdown are in that repository. From {WEBSPACEROOT} (system user home) you can interact with it like this

git --git-dir=git/{name}.git/ --work-tree={deployPath}/ branch -a
  dev
* master

You can delete the dev branch using:

git --git-dir=git/{name}.git/ --work-tree={deployPath}/ branch -d dev
Deleted branch dev (was edae48f).

P.S. It will remove the branch but it won't reduce the repository size.

Regards,
Raul

 

[leonnicklas]

For everyone also requesting this feature -> pls vote for the feature on the Plesk feature-suggestion page here:
https://plesk.uservoice.com/forums/...96707-git-extension-option-to-delete-branches

thx