-p or --prune will "remove any remote-tracking branches which no longer exist on the remote" [1]
This just helps to keep your clone in sync with the remote. [1]: http://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch --Dasa On Mar 18, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Justin Mclean <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > >> git fetch - prune > > Why the -prune option? And what if any are the issues if you don't do this? > > Justin >
