Git alias to delete remote branch

Question

I am trying to make an alias to delete a remote branch but I can't seem to get it, here is my latest attempt that I really expected to work but no luck.

rmrb = !git push origin :$1

I also tried, rmrb = branch -r -d but this doesn't do the same thing as git push origin :<branch>.

Does anyone know if this is possible or have an existing alias to do this?

Answer 1

You just have to define it like this:

[alias]
    rmrb = "push --delete origin"

And do git rmrb mybranch

Answer 2

Maybe a shell function would be easier?

[alias]
    rmrb = "!f() { git push origin :$1; }; f"

Or you can use sh:

[alias]
   rmrb = !sh -c 'git push origin :$1' -