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diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 99b713c..9920d9c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ out more than one branch at a time. With `git worktree add` a new working tree is associated with the repository. This new working tree is called a "linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by "git init" or "git clone". A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a -bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. +bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. When you are done +with a linked working tree, remove it with `git worktree remove`. -When you are done with a linked working tree you can simply delete it. -The working tree's administrative files in the repository (see -"DETAILS" below) will eventually be removed automatically (see +If a working tree is deleted without using `git worktree remove`, then +its associated administrative files, which reside in the repository +(see "DETAILS" below), will eventually be removed automatically (see `gc.worktreePruneExpire` in linkgit:git-config[1]), or you can run `git worktree prune` in the main or any linked working tree to clean up any stale administrative files. @@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ OPTIONS By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<commit-ish>` is a branch name and is already checked out by another working tree and `remove` refuses to remove an unclean - working tree. This option overrides that safeguard. + working tree. This option overrides these safeguards. -b <new-branch>:: -B <new-branch>:: @@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ The worktree list command has two output formats. The default format shows the details on a single line with columns. For example: ------------ -S git worktree list +$ git worktree list /path/to/bare-source (bare) /path/to/linked-worktree abcd1234 [master] /path/to/other-linked-worktree 1234abc (detached HEAD) @@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ if the value is true. An empty line indicates the end of a worktree. For example: ------------ -S git worktree list --porcelain +$ git worktree list --porcelain worktree /path/to/bare-source bare @@ -278,8 +279,7 @@ $ pushd ../temp # ... hack hack hack ... $ git commit -a -m 'emergency fix for boss' $ popd -$ rm -rf ../temp -$ git worktree prune +$ git worktree remove ../temp ------------ BUGS |