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I Got Bored and Cleaned Up 150+ GitHub Repos with a Tool I Built in Go

I Got Bored and Cleaned Up 150+ GitHub Repos with a Tool I Built in Go

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We’ve all been there scrolling through GitHub and cringing at a pile of abandoned projects and forgotten forks.

I had over 150 repos and wanted to clean them up, but GitHub’s UI makes bulk deletion tedious. So I built a TUI app in Go to make it fast and simple.

It lets you search, multi-select, and delete repositories in bulk, with quick access to repo details and browser links.

In about 10 minutes, I cleared out dozens of unused repos and kept only what matters.

If your GitHub needs a cleanup: Repository

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This is actually super useful. GitHub cleanup is such a pain. Does it support org repos too or just personal?

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@[wanderer] I only tested is for personal repositories.

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I also realise that I can use this application for searching projects in my github accounts since it has a open browser capability :)

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