diff --git a/git-bclean b/git-bclean
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e # bail on errors
+
+BRANCH="${1:-master}"
+REMOTE="${2:-origin}"
+
+git checkout "$BRANCH"
+git update "$REMOTE"
+
+MERGED=$(git branch --merged "$BRANCH" | grep -v " ${BRANCH}\$" | grep -v ' master')
+echo "$MERGED"
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "$MERGED" | xargs git branch -d
+else
+  true
+fi