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diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 5ac3f68ab5..9c26be40f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<commit-ish>] 'git worktree list' [--porcelain] 'git worktree lock' [--reason <string>] <worktree> +'git worktree move' <worktree> <new-path> 'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] +'git worktree remove' [-f] <worktree> 'git worktree unlock' <worktree> DESCRIPTION @@ -25,19 +27,16 @@ out more than one branch at a time. With `git worktree add` a new working tree is associated with the repository. This new working tree is called a "linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by "git init" or "git clone". A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a -bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. +bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. When you are done +with a linked working tree, remove it with `git worktree remove`. -When you are done with a linked working tree you can simply delete it. -The working tree's administrative files in the repository (see -"DETAILS" below) will eventually be removed automatically (see +If a working tree is deleted without using `git worktree remove`, then +its associated administrative files, which reside in the repository +(see "DETAILS" below), will eventually be removed automatically (see `gc.worktreePruneExpire` in linkgit:git-config[1]), or you can run `git worktree prune` in the main or any linked working tree to clean up any stale administrative files. -If you move a linked working tree, you need to manually update the -administrative files so that they do not get pruned automatically. See -section "DETAILS" for more information. - If a linked working tree is stored on a portable device or network share which is not always mounted, you can prevent its administrative files from being pruned by issuing the `git worktree lock` command, optionally @@ -61,9 +60,23 @@ with a matching name, treat as equivalent to: $ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch> ------------ + +If the branch exists in multiple remotes and one of them is named by +the `checkout.defaultRemote` configuration variable, we'll use that +one for the purposes of disambiguation, even if the `<branch>` isn't +unique across all remotes. Set it to +e.g. `checkout.defaultRemote=origin` to always checkout remote +branches from there if `<branch>` is ambiguous but exists on the +'origin' remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in +linkgit:git-config[1]. ++ If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used, -then, as a convenience, a new branch based at HEAD is created automatically, -as if `-b $(basename <path>)` was specified. +then, as a convenience, the new worktree is associated with a branch +(call it `<branch>`) named after `$(basename <path>)`. If `<branch>` +doesn't exist, a new branch based on HEAD is automatically created as +if `-b <branch>` was given. If `<branch>` does exist, it will be +checked out in the new worktree, if it's not checked out anywhere +else, otherwise the command will refuse to create the worktree (unless +`--force` is used). list:: @@ -80,10 +93,22 @@ files from being pruned automatically. This also prevents it from being moved or deleted. Optionally, specify a reason for the lock with `--reason`. +move:: + +Move a working tree to a new location. Note that the main working tree +or linked working trees containing submodules cannot be moved. + prune:: Prune working tree information in $GIT_DIR/worktrees. +remove:: + +Remove a working tree. Only clean working trees (no untracked files +and no modification in tracked files) can be removed. Unclean working +trees or ones with submodules can be removed with `--force`. The main +working tree cannot be removed. + unlock:: Unlock a working tree, allowing it to be pruned, moved or deleted. @@ -93,9 +118,10 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --force:: - By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<commit-ish>` is a branch name and - is already checked out by another working tree. This option overrides - that safeguard. + By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when + `<commit-ish>` is a branch name and is already checked out by + another working tree and `remove` refuses to remove an unclean + working tree. This option overrides these safeguards. -b <new-branch>:: -B <new-branch>:: @@ -197,7 +223,7 @@ thumb is do not make any assumption about whether a path belongs to $GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR when you need to directly access something inside $GIT_DIR. Use `git rev-parse --git-path` to get the final path. -If you move a linked working tree, you need to update the 'gitdir' file +If you manually move a linked working tree, you need to update the 'gitdir' file in the entry's directory. For example, if a linked working tree is moved to `/newpath/test-next` and its `.git` file points to `/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next`, then update @@ -221,7 +247,7 @@ The worktree list command has two output formats. The default format shows the details on a single line with columns. For example: ------------ -S git worktree list +$ git worktree list /path/to/bare-source (bare) /path/to/linked-worktree abcd1234 [master] /path/to/other-linked-worktree 1234abc (detached HEAD) @@ -236,7 +262,7 @@ if the value is true. An empty line indicates the end of a worktree. For example: ------------ -S git worktree list --porcelain +$ git worktree list --porcelain worktree /path/to/bare-source bare @@ -267,8 +293,7 @@ $ pushd ../temp # ... hack hack hack ... $ git commit -a -m 'emergency fix for boss' $ popd -$ rm -rf ../temp -$ git worktree prune +$ git worktree remove ../temp ------------ BUGS @@ -277,13 +302,6 @@ Multiple checkout in general is still experimental, and the support for submodules is incomplete. It is NOT recommended to make multiple checkouts of a superproject. -git-worktree could provide more automation for tasks currently -performed manually, such as: - -- `remove` to remove a linked working tree and its administrative files (and - warn if the working tree is dirty) -- `mv` to move or rename a working tree and update its administrative files - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |