# Remove Tracking Branches No Longer on Remote

To remove tracking branches in your local repository that no longer exist on the remote repository, you can use the `git fetch` command with the `--prune` option. This option deletes any remote tracking branches that no longer exist on the remote. Here's how:

```bash
git fetch --prune
```

This command fetches updates from the remote repository (`git fetch`) and prunes (removes) any remote tracking branches that no longer exist on the remote repository (`--prune`).

After running this command, any local tracking branches that were tracking branches on the remote but have been deleted on the remote will be removed from your local repository.

### Note:

- Before running this command, ensure that you have fetched updates from the remote repository to ensure that your local tracking branches are up to date with the remote.
- Be cautious when using `git fetch --prune`, as it permanently removes tracking branches that no longer exist on the remote repository.
- Running `git fetch --prune` will only remove remote tracking branches. It will not delete any local branches that are not tracking branches.