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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-06-22 16:29:05 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-06-22 16:29:05 -0700 |
| commit | 4dd046932835d14c449f04ee0f3885669cad60c5 (patch) | |
| tree | 7b3e845ac4ce0e535ecbbb1685f964d1fdc22086 /Documentation | |
| parent | 6640c2d06d112675426cf436f0594f0e8c614848 (diff) | |
| parent | 926c40d04b5a77e00d3b22a5d2696c22b81569cc (diff) | |
| download | git-4dd046932835d14c449f04ee0f3885669cad60c5.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'ja/worktree-orphan'
'git worktree add' learned how to create a worktree based on an
orphaned branch with `--orphan`.
* ja/worktree-orphan:
worktree add: emit warn when there is a bad HEAD
worktree add: extend DWIM to infer --orphan
worktree add: introduce "try --orphan" hint
worktree add: add --orphan flag
t2400: add tests to verify --quiet
t2400: refactor "worktree add" opt exclusion tests
t2400: cleanup created worktree in test
worktree add: include -B in usage docs
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/advice.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 16 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt index c96b5b2e5d..c548a91e67 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt @@ -138,4 +138,8 @@ advice.*:: checkout. diverging:: Advice shown when a fast-forward is not possible. + worktreeAddOrphan:: + Advice shown when a user tries to create a worktree from an + invalid reference, to instruct how to create a new orphan + branch instead. -- diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 063d6eeb99..a4fbf5e838 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock [--reason <string>]] - [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<commit-ish>] + [--orphan] [(-b | -B) <new-branch>] <path> [<commit-ish>] 'git worktree list' [-v | --porcelain [-z]] 'git worktree lock' [--reason <string>] <worktree> 'git worktree move' <worktree> <new-path> @@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ 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). ++ +If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, neither `--detach`, or `--orphan` is +used, and there are no valid local branches (or remote branches if +`--guess-remote` is specified) then, as a convenience, the new worktree is +associated with a new orphan branch named `<branch>` (after +`$(basename <path>)` if neither `-b` or `-B` is used) as if `--orphan` was +passed to the command. In the event the repository has a remote and +`--guess-remote` is used, but no remote or local branches exist, then the +command fails with a warning reminding the user to fetch from their remote +first (or override by using `-f/--force`). list:: @@ -222,6 +232,10 @@ This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the With `prune`, do not remove anything; just report what it would remove. +--orphan:: + With `add`, make the new worktree and index empty, associating + the worktree with a new orphan/unborn branch named `<new-branch>`. + --porcelain:: With `list`, output in an easy-to-parse format for scripts. This format will remain stable across Git versions and regardless of user |