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Interactive Developer Utilities

Free, client-side tools built to streamline your daily workflow.

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HTTP Status Lookup

Instant explanations, causes, and fix suggestions for any HTTP status code. Matches the-byte-404 domain.

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.gitignore Generator

Select your tech stack and generate a clean, production-ready .gitignore file instantly.

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JSON Formatter & Validator

Paste raw JSON to format, validate, and minify it — with precise error positions when it is malformed.

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Regex Tester

Test regular expressions against sample text in real time, with live match highlighting and capture groups.

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git-clean.sh
# Clean up local git branches that have been merged into main
#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -eo pipefail

# Ensure we are in a git repository
git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
  echo "Error: Not a git repository."
  exit 1
}

# Fetch latest status from origin
echo "Fetching latest branches from origin..."
git fetch --prune

# Switch to main branch and pull
echo "Updating main branch..."
git checkout main
git pull origin main

# Delete merged branches (excluding main and dev)
echo "Identifying merged branches..."
git branch --merged | grep -v -E '^\*|main|master|dev|development' | xargs -r git branch -d

echo "Git cleanup completed successfully."

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