Using git 2.6.1 In git command line usage, Please mark <branch> optional, the man page is correct. $ git worktree add usage: git worktree add [<options>] <path> <branch> or: git worktree prune [<options>] -f, --force checkout <branch> even if already checked out in other worktree -b <branch> create a new branch -B <branch> create or reset a branch --detach detach HEAD at named commit But in man page, git worktree add [-f] [--detach] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<branch>] git worktree prune [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html