On Thu, 2018-01-04 at 20:18 +0000, Thomas Gummerer wrote: > On 12/29, Paul Smith wrote: > > On Thu, 2017-12-28 at 20:30 -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > > * The way "git worktree add" determines what branch to create > > > from where and checkout in the new worktree has been updated a > > > bit. > > > > Does this include the enhancements published a few weeks ago to > > allow worktrees to be created directly from remote branches without > > first checking out the branch locally? I'm really looking forward > > to that change... > > Yes, this release will include that. It would be awesome if you > could test the rc, now is the best time to scream if something about > it is not as you'd expect :) OK, I pulled and built this locally, and indeed the straightforward "git worktree add <path> <branch>" works just as I'd hoped! Nice! I'll play with it more and let you know if I hit issues.