GIT: remove remote branches with no local tracking branch -

let's git branch -a outputs this:

• a
• b
• c
• *master
• remotes/origin/a
• remotes/origin/b
• remotes/origin/c
• remotes/origin/master
• remotes/origin/x
• remotes/origin/y
• remotes/origin/z

in bold branches (x, y, z) in remote repository have not checked them out yet , don't intend to, related project don't participate in.

is there command remove remote branches (those saved on repository, not actual remote branch in remote) not have local tracking branch?

edit: intend remove remote branches saved in repository, showing existence of branch in remote. not want remove actual branches in remote.

edit 2: clarification in comment mattmilten

you can recreate remote branches git pull, don't git pull.

i git fetch origin master b c , merge or rebase or want branches master, a, b or c.

point is, whenever "git pull" (for reason), branches don't want created , seems have no simple option remove them afterwards.

no, not possible. information (all) branches part of repo , copied when new clone created. need ignore these branches or run git branch list local branches.

how able retrieve remote branches @ later time, if delete information existence?