posts:git:notes: mention `git remote prune`

diff --git a/posts/Git/notes.org b/posts/Git/notes.org
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@@ -1426,6 +1426,18 @@ Combining these into one command using Bash's command substitution:
 
     : $ git tag junio-gpg-pub $(git hash-object -w my-file)
 
+** Prune remote tracking branches
+
+Sometimes an upstream remote will remove branches, and you'll be left
+with stale remote-tracking branches.  You can clean them up with
+=remote prune=:
+
+    : $ git remote prune origin
+    : Pruning origin
+    : URL: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
+    :  * [pruned] origin/html
+    :  * [pruned] origin/man
+
 * Troubleshooting
 ** Git commit hangs with no output