From: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> It is helpful to distinguish between a 'working tree' and a 'worktree'. A worktree contains a working tree plus additional metadata. This metadata includes per-worktree refs and worktree-specific config. This is the second of multiple changes to git-worktree.txt, restricted to the COMMANDS section. There is some language around the movement of "the working tree of a linked worktree" which is used once, but the remaining uses are left as just moving "a linked worktree" for brevity. Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 85 ++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 27437615436..00edf343610 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -88,75 +88,72 @@ branches from there if `<branch>` is ambiguous but exists on the linkgit:git-config[1]. + If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used, -then, as a convenience, the new working tree is associated with a branch -(call it `<branch>`) named after `$(basename <path>)`. If `<branch>` -doesn't exist, a new branch based on `HEAD` is automatically created as -if `-b <branch>` was given. If `<branch>` does exist, it will be -checked out in the new working tree, if it's not checked out anywhere -else, otherwise the command will refuse to create the working tree (unless -`--force` is used). +then, as a convenience, the new worktree is associated with a branch (call +it `<branch>`) named after `$(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:: -List details of each working tree. The main working tree is listed first, -followed by each of the linked working trees. The output details include -whether the working tree is bare, the revision currently checked out, the +List details of each worktree. The main worktree is listed first, +followed by each of the linked worktrees. The output details include +whether the worktree is bare, the revision currently checked out, the branch currently checked out (or "detached HEAD" if none), "locked" if -the worktree is locked, "prunable" if the worktree can be pruned by `prune` -command. +the worktree is locked, "prunable" if the worktree can be pruned by the +`prune` command. lock:: -If a working tree is on a portable device or network share which -is not always mounted, lock it to prevent its administrative -files from being pruned automatically. This also prevents it from -being moved or deleted. Optionally, specify a reason for the lock -with `--reason`. +If a worktree is on a portable device or network share which is not always +mounted, lock it to prevent its administrative 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 with this -command. (The `git worktree repair` command, however, can reestablish -the connection with linked working trees if you move the main working -tree manually.) +Move a worktree to a new location. Note that the main worktree or linked +worktrees containing submodules cannot be moved with this command. (The +`git worktree repair` command, however, can reestablish the connection +with linked worktrees if you move the main worktree manually.) prune:: -Prune working tree information in `$GIT_DIR/worktrees`. +Prune worktree information in `$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. +Remove a worktree. Only clean worktrees (no untracked files and no +modification in tracked files) can be removed. Unclean worktrees or ones +with submodules can be removed with `--force`. The main worktree cannot be +removed. repair [<path>...]:: -Repair working tree administrative files, if possible, if they have -become corrupted or outdated due to external factors. +Repair worktree administrative files, if possible, if they have become +corrupted or outdated due to external factors. + -For instance, if the main working tree (or bare repository) is moved, -linked working trees will be unable to locate it. Running `repair` in -the main working tree will reestablish the connection from linked -working trees back to the main working tree. +For instance, if the main worktree (or bare repository) is moved, linked +worktrees will be unable to locate it. Running `repair` in the main +worktree will reestablish the connection from linked worktrees back to the +main worktree. + -Similarly, if a linked working tree is moved without using `git worktree -move`, the main working tree (or bare repository) will be unable to -locate it. Running `repair` within the recently-moved working tree will -reestablish the connection. If multiple linked working trees are moved, -running `repair` from any working tree with each tree's new `<path>` as -an argument, will reestablish the connection to all the specified paths. +Similarly, if the working directory for a linked worktree is moved without +using `git worktree move`, the main worktree (or bare repository) will be +unable to locate it. Running `repair` within the recently-moved worktree +will reestablish the connection. If multiple linked worktrees are moved, +running `repair` from any worktree with each tree's new `<path>` as an +argument, will reestablish the connection to all the specified paths. + -If both the main working tree and linked working trees have been moved -manually, then running `repair` in the main working tree and specifying the -new `<path>` of each linked working tree will reestablish all connections -in both directions. +If both the main worktree and linked worktrees have been moved manually, +then running `repair` in the main worktree and specifying the new `<path>` +of each linked worktree will reestablish all connections in both +directions. unlock:: -Unlock a working tree, allowing it to be pruned, moved or deleted. +Unlock a worktree, allowing it to be pruned, moved or deleted. OPTIONS ------- -- gitgitgadget
