From: "Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Eric Sunshine" <ericsunshine@gmail.com>,
"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/6] worktree.txt: how to fix up after moving a worktree
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:21:31 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1453116094-4987-4-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1453116094-4987-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
From: Eric Sunshine <ericsunshine@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 13 ++++++++++---
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 4814f48..62c76c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ The working tree's administrative files in the repository (see
`git worktree prune` in the main or any linked working tree to
clean up any stale administrative files.
-If you move a linked working tree to another file system, or
-within a file system that does not support hard links, you need to update
-$GIT_DIR/worktrees/<id>/gitdir so that they do not get automatically pruned.
+If you move a linked working tree, you need to manually update the
+administrative files so that they do not get pruned automatically. See
+section "DETAILS" for more information.
If a linked working tree is stored on a portable device or network share
which is not always mounted, you can prevent its administrative files from
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ thumb is do not make any assumption about whether a path belongs to
$GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR when you need to directly access something
inside $GIT_DIR. Use `git rev-parse --git-path` to get the final path.
+If you move a linked working tree, you need to update the 'gitdir' file
+in the entry's directory. For example, if a linked working tree is moved
+to `/newpath/test-next` and its `.git` file points to
+`/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next`, then update
+`/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next/gitdir` to reference `/newpath/test-next`
+instead.
+
To prevent a $GIT_DIR/worktrees entry from being pruned (which
can be useful in some situations, such as when the
entry's working tree is stored on a portable device), add a file named
--
2.7.0.96.g5373197
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-01-18 11:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-18 11:21 [PATCH v2 0/6] Kill and replace update_linked_gitdir() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 11:21 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] worktree.c: fix indentation Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 11:21 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] worktree: stop supporting moving worktrees manually Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 18:24 ` Eric Sunshine
2016-01-18 11:21 ` Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy [this message]
2016-01-18 18:30 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] worktree.txt: how to fix up after moving a worktree Eric Sunshine
2016-01-19 5:20 ` Duy Nguyen
2016-01-18 11:21 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] abspath.c: add and use real_path_dup() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 11:21 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] setup.c: record the location of .git file Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 11:21 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] worktree: new command to fix up worktree's info after moving Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-18 13:07 ` Philip Oakley
2016-01-19 18:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-01-22 8:35 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Kill and replace update_linked_gitdir() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-22 8:35 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] worktree.c: fix indentation Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2016-01-22 8:35 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] worktree: stop supporting moving worktrees manually Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
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