Delete Git Branch

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#1

Hello,

I was wondering if there is an option to delete a branch after a merge build is finished in Circle CI. From what I saw, we only have available a CIRCLE_BRANCH env variable, which provides the name of the branch being built, but I am interested in the branch being merged, so that I can trigger a branch delete from inside the the config.yml file.

Thank you :slight_smile:

#2

This is something that normally is handled automatically, but sometimes doesn’t happen for unknown reasons. The ability to manually delete them is a feature request being tracked here https://ideas.circleci.com/ideas/CCI-I-481

#3

I think I was not explicit enough. I want to perform a

git push <remote_name> --delete <branch_name>

so that I can remove from Git the branch that I have merged.

#4

Ah, my apologies, I thought you meant something else.

You would need to create a Machine User for this since the default keys we generate only have read access.

#5

Thanks for the information. And how can I determine the branch that was merged in Git from the build that is running?

Is there an ENV variable that could tell me the name of that branch?

Thanks

#6

We expose the following environmental variables that may help you https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/env-vars/#built-in-environment-variables

If you search or ask here on the forums I know some other members have used git commands to extract other data that may be helpful, if our built-in envs doesn’t fit your needs.

#7

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