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2018-04-25Merge branch 'es/worktree-docs'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-9/+9
Doc updates. * es/worktree-docs: git-worktree.txt: unify command-line prompt in example blocks git-worktree.txt: recommend 'git worktree remove' over manual deletion
2018-04-09git-worktree.txt: unify command-line prompt in example blocksLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-2/+2
The command-line prompt in the "EXAMPLES" section is "$", however, examples in the 'git worktree list' section (oddly) use "S" as a prompt. Fix this inconsistency by settling on "$" as prompt in all examples. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-04-09git-worktree.txt: recommend 'git worktree remove' over manual deletionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-7/+7
When cc73385cf6 (worktree remove: new command, 2018-02-12) implemented and documented 'git worktree remove', it forgot to update existing instructions suggesting manual deletion. Fix this oversight by recommending 'git worktree remove' instead. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-03-14Merge branch 'nd/worktree-move'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-15/+19
"git worktree" learned move and remove subcommands. * nd/worktree-move: t2028: fix minor error and issues in newly-added "worktree move" tests worktree remove: allow it when $GIT_WORK_TREE is already gone worktree remove: new command worktree move: refuse to move worktrees with submodules worktree move: accept destination as directory worktree move: new command worktree.c: add update_worktree_location() worktree.c: add validate_worktree()
2018-02-16git-worktree.txt: fix indentation of example and text of 'add' commandLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-0/+1
When 4e85333197 (worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim, 2017-11-26) added an example command in a literal code block, it neglected to insert a mandatory "+" line before the block. This omission resulted in both the literal code block and the (existing) paragraph following the block to be outdented, even though they should be indented under the 'add' sub-command along with the rest of the text pertaining to that command. Furthermore, the mandatory "+" line separating the code block from the following text got rendered as a leading character on the line ("+ If <commit-ish>...") rather than being treated as a formatting directive. Fix these problems by adding the missing "+" line before the example code block. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-02-16git-worktree.txt: fix missing ")" typoLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-2/+2
Add the closing ")" to a parenthetical phrase introduced by 4e85333197 (worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim, 2017-11-26). While at it, add a missing ":" at the end of the same sentence since it precedes an example literal command block. Reported-by: Mike Nordell <tamlin.thefirst@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-02-12worktree remove: new commandLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-9/+12
This command allows to delete a worktree. Like 'move' you cannot remove the main worktree, or one with submodules inside [1]. For deleting $GIT_WORK_TREE, Untracked files or any staged entries are considered precious and therefore prevent removal by default. Ignored files are not precious. When it comes to deleting $GIT_DIR, there's no "clean" check because there should not be any valuable data in there, except: - HEAD reflog. There is nothing we can do about this until somebody steps up and implements the ref graveyard. - Detached HEAD. Technically it can still be recovered. Although it may be nice to warn about orphan commits like 'git checkout' does. [1] We do 'git status' with --ignore-submodules=all for safety anyway. But this needs a closer look by submodule people before we can allow deletion. For example, if a submodule is totally clean, but its repo not absorbed to the main .git dir, then deleting worktree also deletes the valuable .submodule repo too. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-02-12worktree move: refuse to move worktrees with submodulesLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-1/+1
Submodules contains .git files with relative paths. After a worktree move, these files need to be updated or they may point to nowhere. This is a bandage patch to make sure "worktree move" don't break people's worktrees by accident. When .git file update code is in place, this validate_no_submodules() could be removed. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-02-12worktree move: new commandLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-6/+7
This command allows to relocate linked worktrees. Main worktree cannot (yet) be moved. There are two options to move the main worktree, but both have complications, so it's not implemented yet. Anyway the options are: - convert the main worktree to a linked one and move it away, leave the git repository where it is. The repo essentially becomes bare after this move. - move the repository with the main worktree. The tricky part is make sure all file descriptors to the repository are closed, or it may fail on Windows. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-01-11Documentation/git-worktree.txt: add missing `Libravatar Ralf Thielow1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Ralf Thielow <ralf.thielow@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-12-06add worktree.guessRemote config optionLibravatar Thomas Gummerer1-0/+3
Some users might want to have the --guess-remote option introduced in the previous commit on by default, so they don't have to type it out every time they create a new worktree. Add a config option worktree.guessRemote that allows users to configure the default behaviour for themselves. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-12-06worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommandLibravatar Thomas Gummerer1-0/+7
Currently 'git worktree add <path>' creates a new branch named after the basename of the <path>, that matches the HEAD of whichever worktree we were on when calling "git worktree add <path>". It's sometimes useful to have 'git worktree add <path> behave more like the dwim machinery in 'git checkout <new-branch>', i.e. check if the new branch name, derived from the basename of the <path>, uniquely matches the branch name of a remote-tracking branch, and if so check out that branch and set the upstream to the remote-tracking branch. Add a new --guess-remote option that enables exactly that behaviour. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-27worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwimLibravatar Thomas Gummerer1-0/+8
Currently 'git worktree add <path> <branch>', errors out when 'branch' is not a local branch. It has no additional dwim'ing features that one might expect. Make it behave more like 'git checkout <branch>' when the branch doesn't exist locally, but a remote tracking branch uniquely matches the desired branch name, i.e. create a new branch from the remote tracking branch and set the upstream to the remote tracking branch. As 'git worktree add' currently just dies in this situation, there are no backwards compatibility worries when introducing this feature. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-27worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommandLibravatar Thomas Gummerer1-0/+6
Currently 'git worktree add' sets up tracking branches if '<branch>' is a remote tracking branch, and doesn't set them up otherwise, as is the default for 'git branch'. This may or may not be what the user wants. Allow overriding this behaviour with a --[no-]track flag that gets passed through to 'git branch'. We already respect branch.autoSetupMerge, as 'git worktree' just calls 'git branch' internally. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-27worktree: add can be created from any commit-ishLibravatar Thomas Gummerer1-10/+10
Currently 'git worktree add' is documented to take an optional <branch> argument, which is checked out in the new worktree. However it is more generally possible to use a commit-ish as the optional argument, and check that out into the new worktree. Document that this is a possibility, as new users of git worktree add might find it helpful. Reported-by: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-04-20worktree add: add --lock optionLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-1/+6
As explained in the document. This option has an advantage over the command sequence "git worktree add && git worktree lock": there will be no gap that somebody can accidentally "prune" the new worktree (or soon, explicitly "worktree remove" it). "worktree add" does keep a lock on while it's preparing the worktree. If --lock is specified, this lock remains after the worktree is created. Suggested-by: David Taylor <David.Taylor@dell.com> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-02-24Merge branch 'bc/worktree-doc-fix-detached'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Doc update. * bc/worktree-doc-fix-detached: Documentation: correctly spell git worktree --detach
2017-02-22Documentation: correctly spell git worktree --detachLibravatar brian m. carlson1-1/+1
The option is “--detach”, but we accidentally spelled it “--detached” at one point in the man page. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> Reported-by: Casey Rodarmor <casey@rodarmor.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-11-17Merge branch 'nd/worktree-lock'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Typofix. * nd/worktree-lock: git-worktree.txt: fix typo "to"/"two", and add comma
2016-11-13git-worktree.txt: fix typo "to"/"two", and add commaLibravatar Ben North1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Ben North <ben@redfrontdoor.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-07-28Merge branch 'nd/worktree-lock'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+30
"git worktree prune" protected worktrees that are marked as "locked" by creating a file in a known location. "git worktree" command learned a dedicated command pair to create and remove such a file, so that the users do not have to do this with editor. * nd/worktree-lock: worktree.c: find_worktree() search by path suffix worktree: add "unlock" command worktree: add "lock" command worktree.c: add is_worktree_locked() worktree.c: add is_main_worktree() worktree.c: add find_worktree()
2016-07-08worktree.c: find_worktree() search by path suffixLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-0/+5
This allows the user to do something like "worktree lock foo" or "worktree lock to/foo" instead of "worktree lock /long/path/to/foo" if it's unambiguous. With completion support it could be quite convenient. While this base name search can be done in the same worktree iteration loop, the code is split into a separate function for clarity. Suggested-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-07-08worktree: add "unlock" commandLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-0/+5
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-07-08worktree: add "lock" commandLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-6/+20
Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-07-06Merge branch 'nd/worktree-cleanup-post-head-protection'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+5
Further preparatory clean-up for "worktree" feature continues. * nd/worktree-cleanup-post-head-protection: worktree: simplify prefixing paths worktree: avoid 0{40}, too many zeroes, hard to read worktree.c: use is_dot_or_dotdot() git-worktree.txt: keep subcommand listing in alphabetical order worktree.c: rewrite mark_current_worktree() to avoid strbuf completion: support git-worktree
2016-05-31worktree: allow "-" short-hand for @{-1} in add commandLibravatar Jordan DE GEA1-1/+2
Since `git worktree add` uses `git checkout` when `[<branch>]` is used, and `git checkout -` is already supported, it makes sense to allow the same shortcut in `git worktree add`. Signed-off-by: Jordan DE GEA <jordan.de-gea@grenoble-inp.org> Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-05-24git-worktree.txt: keep subcommand listing in alphabetical orderLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-5/+5
This is probably not the best order. But it makes it no-brainer to know where to insert new commands. At some point we might want to reorder at least the synopsis part again, grouping commonly use subcommands together. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-03-29worktree: add: introduce --checkout optionLibravatar Ray Zhang1-1/+7
By adding this option which defaults to true, we can use the corresponding --no-checkout to make some customizations before the checkout, like sparse checkout, etc. Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Ray Zhang <zhanglei002@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-01-22worktree: stop supporting moving worktrees manuallyLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-5/+10
The current update_linked_gitdir() has a bug that can create "gitdir" file in non-multi-worktree setup. Worse, sometimes it can write relative path to "gitdir" file, which will not work (e.g. "git worktree list" will display the worktree's location incorrectly) Instead of fixing this, we step back a bit. The original design was probably not well thought out. For now, if the user manually moves a worktree, they have to fix up "gitdir" file manually or the worktree will get pruned. Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-10-08worktree: add 'list' commandLibravatar Michael Rappazzo1-1/+48
'git worktree list' iterates through the worktree list, and outputs details of the worktree including the path to the worktree, the currently checked out revision and branch, and if the work tree is bare. There is also porcelain format option available. Signed-off-by: Michael Rappazzo <rappazzo@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-08-05Documentation/git-worktree: fix duplicated 'from'Libravatar Patrick Steinhardt1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Acked-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-24Documentation/git-worktree: fix broken 'linkgit' invocationLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-20worktree: add: suppress auto-vivication with --detach and no <branch>Libravatar Eric Sunshine1-3/+3
Fix oversight where branch auto-vivication incorrectly kicks in when --detach is specified and <branch> omitted. Instead, treat: git worktree add --detach <path> as shorthand for: git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-20config: rename "gc.pruneWorktreesExpire" to "gc.worktreePruneExpire"Libravatar Eric Sunshine1-1/+1
As of df0b6cf (worktree: new place for "git prune --worktrees", 2015-06-29), linked worktree pruning functionality moved from "git prune --worktrees" to "git worktree prune". Rename the associated configuration variable accordingly. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-20Documentation/git-worktree: fix incorrect reference to file "locked"Libravatar Michael Haggerty1-1/+1
The administrative file to suppress pruning is named "locked", not "lock". [es: don't touch unrelated "git worktree lock" command; reword commit message] Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-20Documentation/git-worktree: consistently use term "linked working tree"Libravatar Michael Haggerty1-18/+18
Sometimes linked working trees were called "linked working directories" or "linked worktrees". Always refer to them as "linked working trees" for consistency. [es: fix additional occurrences] Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-16worktree: caution that this is still experimentalLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+3
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-16Documentation/git-worktree: fix stale "git checkout --to" referencesLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-2/+2
These should have been changed to "git worktree add" by fc56361 (worktree: introduce "add" command, 2015-07-06. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-07worktree: add: auto-vivify new branch when <branch> is omittedLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-2/+6
As a convenience, when <branch> is omitted from "git worktree <path> <branch>" and neither -b nor -B is used, automatically create a new branch named after <path>, as if "-b $(basename <path>)" was specified. Thus, "git worktree add ../hotfix" creates a new branch named "hotfix" and associates it with new worktree "../hotfix". Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06worktree: add: make -b/-B default to HEAD when <branch> is omittedLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-0/+1
As a convenience, like "git branch" and "git checkout -b", make "git worktree add -b <newbranch> <path> <branch>" default to HEAD when <branch> is omitted. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06worktree: add -b/-B optionsLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-3/+10
One of git-worktree's roles is to populate the new worktree, much like git-checkout, and thus, for convenience, ought to support several of the same shortcuts. Toward this goal, add -b/-B options to create a new branch and check it out in the new worktree. (For brevity, only -b is mentioned in the synopsis; -B is omitted.) Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06worktree: add --detach optionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-1/+5
One of git-worktree's roles is to populate the new worktree, much like git-checkout, and thus, for convenience, ought to support several of the same shortcuts. Toward this goal, add a --detach option to detach HEAD in the new worktree. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06worktree: add --force optionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-1/+7
By default, "git worktree add" refuses to create a new worktree when the requested branch is already checked out elsewhere. Add a --force option to override this safeguard. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06worktree: introduce "add" commandLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-10/+10
The plan is to relocate "git checkout --to" functionality to "git worktree add". As a first step, introduce a bare-bones git-worktree "add" command along with documentation. At this stage, "git worktree add" merely invokes "git checkout --to" behind the scenes, but an upcoming patch will move the actual functionality (checkout.c:prepare_linked_checkout() and its helpers) to worktree.c. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation/git-worktree: add EXAMPLES sectionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-0/+22
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation/git-worktree: add high-level 'lock' overviewLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-9/+15
Due to the (current) absence of a "git worktree lock" command, locking a worktree's administrative files to prevent automatic pruning is a manual task, necessarily requiring low-level understanding of linked worktree functionality. However, this level of detail does not belong in the high-level DESCRIPTION section, so add a generalized discussion of locking to DESCRIPTION and move the technical information to DETAILS. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation/git-worktree: split technical info from general descriptionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-34/+36
The DESCRIPTION section should provide a high-level overview of linked worktree functionality to bring users up to speed quickly, without overloading them with low-level details, so relocate the technical information to a new DETAILS section. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation/git-worktree: add BUGS sectionLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-3/+16
Relocate submodule warning to BUGS and enumerate missing commands. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation: move linked worktree description from checkout to worktreeLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-0/+62
Now that the git-worktree command exists, its documentation page is the natural place for the linked worktree description to reside. Relocate the "MULTIPLE WORKING TREES" description verbatim from git-checkout.txt to git-worktree.txt. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-07-06Documentation/git-worktree: associate options with commandsLibravatar Eric Sunshine1-3/+3
git-worktree options affect some worktree commands but not others, but this is not necessarily obvious from the option descriptions. Make this clear by indicating explicitly which commands are affected by which options. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>