From 128e5496b325640f0a09cc1d5b1e346c069b410f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Abel Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 21:48:58 +0000 Subject: worktree add: extend DWIM to infer --orphan Extend DWIM to try to infer `--orphan` when in an empty repository. i.e. a repository with an invalid/unborn HEAD, no local branches, and if `--guess-remote` is used then no remote branches. This behavior is equivalent to `git switch -c` or `git checkout -b` in an empty repository. Also warn the user (overriden with `-f`/`--force`) when they likely intend to checkout a remote branch to the worktree but have not yet fetched from the remote. i.e. when using `--guess-remote` and there is a remote but no local or remote refs. Current Behavior: % git --no-pager branch --list --remotes % git remote origin % git workree add ../main hint: If you meant to create a worktree containing a new orphan branch [...] hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.worktreeAddOrphan false" fatal: invalid reference: HEAD % git workree add --guess-remote ../main hint: If you meant to create a worktree containing a new orphan branch [...] hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.worktreeAddOrphan false" fatal: invalid reference: HEAD % git fetch --quiet % git --no-pager branch --list --remotes origin/HEAD -> origin/main origin/main % git workree add --guess-remote ../main Preparing worktree (new branch 'main') branch 'main' set up to track 'origin/main'. HEAD is now at dadc8e6dac commit message % New Behavior: % git --no-pager branch --list --remotes % git remote origin % git workree add ../main No possible source branch, inferring '--orphan' Preparing worktree (new branch 'main') % git worktree remove ../main % git workree add --guess-remote ../main fatal: No local or remote refs exist despite at least one remote present, stopping; use 'add -f' to overide or fetch a remote first % git workree add --guess-remote -f ../main No possible source branch, inferring '--orphan' Preparing worktree (new branch 'main') % git worktree remove ../main % git fetch --quiet % git --no-pager branch --list --remotes origin/HEAD -> origin/main origin/main % git workree add --guess-remote ../main Preparing worktree (new branch 'main') branch 'main' set up to track 'origin/main'. HEAD is now at dadc8e6dac commit message % Signed-off-by: Jacob Abel Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/git-worktree.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 485d865eb2..a4fbf5e838 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ exist, a new branch based on `HEAD` is automatically created as if `-b ` was given. If `` 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 `` 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 `` (after +`$(basename )` 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:: -- cgit v1.3-6-g1900