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From the magit-status buffer, if I hit b k it will bring up a list of branches with helm-mode-magit-branch-delete. If I select a branch and hit RET, it will delete that branch (sometimes prompting to make sure that is what I want to do if the branch is unmerged).

What I am looking for is a way to delete multiple branches.

The documentation from magit-branch-delete says

Delete one or multiple branches. If the region marks multiple branches, then offer to delete those, otherwise prompt for a single branch to be deleted, defaulting to the branch at point.

However, from helm-mode-magit-branch-delete, I am not sure how to select multiple branches. I have tried using C-SPC (helm-toggle-visual-mark), which visually marks the branches I wan't, but when I hit RET with multiple branches marked, it only deletes the branch at point. I can't seem to find documentation for helm-mode-magit-branch-delete, and am out of ideas as to how to delete multiple branches. Any suggestions?

Also, as suggested in the comments below, I am not sure thathelm-mode-magit-branch-delete is an actual command since I can't find it documented or referenced anywhere else, but it is the name of the buffer when I try to call magit-delete-branch from the magit-status-buffer, so this was the only way I new to reference it. From my modeline:

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  • I cannot even find the definition of helm-mode-magit-branch-delete. Are you sure such a command really exists? In what package is it defined?
    – tarsius
    Dec 22, 2015 at 16:53
  • @tarsius I also couldn't find documentation for this "command" or find where the interactions between helm and magit are defined, but helm seems to have taken over many of my magit commands - basically anywhere where something needs to be selected from a list, helm takes over.
    – elethan
    Dec 22, 2015 at 17:08
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    I think that's the name of the buffer with the completion candidates, not the name of the function used populate that buffer.
    – tarsius
    Dec 23, 2015 at 13:13

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The doc-string you quote talks about marking multiple branches in a Magit buffer, not during Helm completion.

You can show a buffer which lists all branches and tags using y. In that buffer you can mark multiple branches using the region. Then press k to delete them. You'll be asked if you really want to do so.

Magit does not support marking non-consecutive sections dired-style.

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  • This is exactly what I wanted, and I appreciate being asked for confirmation even when branches have been merged, because the previous method I was using would not offer such confirmation. I have no problem selecting multiple branches this way using the region as you suggested, but is there by any chance a way to mark multiple non-consecutive branches? I have tried a few things and looked at the documentation, and it doesn't seem like I can do that, but I thought if anyone would know you would! : )
    – elethan
    Dec 22, 2015 at 17:05
  • No, that's not supported.
    – tarsius
    Dec 23, 2015 at 13:12

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