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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git-remote'
'git-remote' add <name> <url>
'git-remote' show <name>
+'git-remote' prune <name>
DESCRIPTION
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@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ update remote-tracking branches <name>/<branch>.
In the third form, gives some information about the remote <name>.
+In the fourth form, deletes all stale tracking branches under <name>.
+These stale branches have already been removed from the remote repository
+referenced by <name>, but are still locally available in "remotes/<name>".
+
The remote configuration is achieved using the `remote.origin.url` and
`remote.origin.fetch` configuration variables. (See
gitlink:git-config[1]).