From: Jasper Mayone <me@jaspermayone.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, phillip.wood123@gmail.com,
sunshine@sunshineco.com, kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com,
ben.knoble@gmail.com, haraldnordgren@gmail.com,
Jasper Mayone <me@jaspermayone.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 3/4] ref-filter: name the worktree of a branch being rebased or bisected
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 13:29:29 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261102182930.3511-4-me@jaspermayone.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261102182930.3511-1-me@jaspermayone.com>
%(worktreepath) gives the worktree that has a branch checked out, and
"git branch" uses it to mark such branches with "+". It only looks at
the HEAD of each worktree, so while a worktree is rebasing or
bisecting a branch, its HEAD is detached and the branch shows no
worktree at all.
The rest of Git already treats that branch as checked out: "git
worktree add" and "git branch -d" refuse it, because finishing the
rebase or bisect will check it out again. But no command shows which
worktree is working on the branch: "git worktree list" shows such a
worktree as "(detached HEAD)", and %(worktreepath) is empty.
branch.c already knows the answer, as prepare_checked_out_branches()
records the branch that each worktree has checked out, is rebasing or
is bisecting. Add branch_checked_out_worktree() to look a branch up in
that list, and use it for %(worktreepath) in place of the map that
ref-filter.c builds from the HEAD of each worktree.
The new function skips the branches that "rebase --update-refs" will
update. branch_checked_out() includes them, so that they cannot be
checked out or deleted during the rebase, but the worktree that runs
the rebase has not checked them out. %(worktreepath) therefore stays
empty for them, unlike branch_checked_out().
This also changes the result for a bare repository: its HEAD names a
branch, and %(worktreepath) used to give the path of the bare
repository for that branch. "git branch" in a linked worktree marked
the branch with "+", although no worktree has it checked out and "git
worktree add" lets you check it out. prepare_checked_out_branches()
skips bare repositories, so %(worktreepath) is now empty for that
branch and "git branch" no longer marks it.
Reported-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Helped-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jasper Mayone <me@jaspermayone.com>
---
Documentation/git-branch.adoc | 6 ++-
Documentation/git-for-each-ref.adoc | 5 +-
branch.c | 13 +++++
branch.h | 9 ++++
ref-filter.c | 74 ++--------------------------
t/t3203-branch-output.sh | 29 +++++++++++
t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
7 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.adoc b/Documentation/git-branch.adoc
index bfdf459329..510b0afc74 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.adoc
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
If `--list` is given, or if there are no non-option arguments, existing
branches are listed; the current branch will be highlighted in green and
marked with an asterisk. Any branches checked out in linked worktrees will
-be highlighted in cyan and marked with a plus sign. Option `-r` causes the
-remote-tracking branches to be listed,
+be highlighted in cyan and marked with a plus sign. A branch that a
+worktree is rebasing or bisecting counts as checked out in that
+worktree, so the other worktrees mark it in the same way. Option `-r`
+causes the remote-tracking branches to be listed,
and option `-a` shows both local and remote branches.
If a `<pattern>`
diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.adoc b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.adoc
index 9247737aa7..4456b4809a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.adoc
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ but if used together the last option is selected.
`worktreepath`::
The absolute path to the worktree in which the ref is checked
- out, if it is checked out in any linked worktree. Empty string
+ out, if it is checked out in any linked worktree. A branch that
+ a worktree is rebasing or bisecting counts as checked out there,
+ although that worktree's `HEAD` is detached. A branch that
+ `git rebase --update-refs` will update does not. Empty string
otherwise. If the ref is checked out in more than one worktree,
only one of them is shown. The path can contain a newline, so
use one of the quoting options such as `--shell`, or follow
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 5bb1c28915..8dab72d857 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -485,6 +485,19 @@ const char *branch_checked_out(const char *refname)
return strmap_get(¤t_checked_out_branches, refname);
}
+const char *branch_checked_out_worktree(const char *refname)
+{
+ const char *path = NULL;
+
+ prepare_checked_out_branches();
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < checked_out_branches_nr; i++) {
+ if (checked_out_branches[i].kind != BRANCH_CHECKOUT_KIND_UPDATE_REF &&
+ !strcmp(refname, checked_out_branches[i].refname))
+ path = checked_out_branches[i].path;
+ }
+ return path;
+}
+
const char *branch_bisecting(const char *refname)
{
prepare_checked_out_branches();
diff --git a/branch.h b/branch.h
index 95b2431f24..60cb92a3e4 100644
--- a/branch.h
+++ b/branch.h
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ void create_branches_recursively(struct repository *r, const char *name,
*/
const char *branch_checked_out(const char *refname);
+/*
+ * If a worktree has the branch 'refname' checked out, or is rebasing or
+ * bisecting it, return the path of that worktree, or of the last one if
+ * there are more. Otherwise return NULL. Unlike branch_checked_out(),
+ * this ignores the branches that "git rebase --update-refs" will
+ * update, because no worktree has them checked out.
+ */
+const char *branch_checked_out_worktree(const char *refname);
+
/*
* If the branch at 'refname' is currently used for bisecting in a
* worktree, then return the path to that worktree.
diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index bdf54f6f59..b636e56199 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#define DISABLE_SIGN_COMPARE_WARNINGS
#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "branch.h"
#include "environment.h"
#include "gettext.h"
#include "config.h"
@@ -95,30 +96,6 @@ static struct expand_data {
struct object_info info;
} oi, oi_deref;
-struct ref_to_worktree_entry {
- struct hashmap_entry ent;
- struct worktree *wt; /* key is wt->head_ref */
-};
-
-static int ref_to_worktree_map_cmpfnc(const void *lookupdata UNUSED,
- const struct hashmap_entry *eptr,
- const struct hashmap_entry *kptr,
- const void *keydata_aka_refname)
-{
- const struct ref_to_worktree_entry *e, *k;
-
- e = container_of(eptr, const struct ref_to_worktree_entry, ent);
- k = container_of(kptr, const struct ref_to_worktree_entry, ent);
-
- return strcmp(e->wt->head_ref,
- keydata_aka_refname ? keydata_aka_refname : k->wt->head_ref);
-}
-
-static struct ref_to_worktree_map {
- struct hashmap map;
- struct worktree **worktrees;
-} ref_to_worktree_map;
-
/*
* The enum atom_type is used as the index of valid_atom array.
* In the atom parsing stage, it will be passed to used_atom.atom_type
@@ -2380,49 +2357,11 @@ static int get_object(struct ref_array_item *ref, int deref,
return ret;
}
-static void populate_worktree_map(struct hashmap *map, struct worktree **worktrees)
-{
- int i;
-
- for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
- if (worktrees[i]->head_ref) {
- struct ref_to_worktree_entry *entry;
- entry = xmalloc(sizeof(*entry));
- entry->wt = worktrees[i];
- hashmap_entry_init(&entry->ent,
- strhash(worktrees[i]->head_ref));
-
- hashmap_add(map, &entry->ent);
- }
- }
-}
-
-static void lazy_init_worktree_map(void)
-{
- if (ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees)
- return;
-
- ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees = get_worktrees(the_repository);
- hashmap_init(&(ref_to_worktree_map.map), ref_to_worktree_map_cmpfnc, NULL, 0);
- populate_worktree_map(&(ref_to_worktree_map.map), ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees);
-}
-
static char *get_worktree_path(const struct ref_array_item *ref)
{
- struct hashmap_entry entry, *e;
- struct ref_to_worktree_entry *lookup_result;
+ const char *path = branch_checked_out_worktree(ref->refname);
- lazy_init_worktree_map();
-
- hashmap_entry_init(&entry, strhash(ref->refname));
- e = hashmap_get(&(ref_to_worktree_map.map), &entry, ref->refname);
-
- if (!e)
- return xstrdup("");
-
- lookup_result = container_of(e, struct ref_to_worktree_entry, ent);
-
- return xstrdup(lookup_result->wt->path);
+ return xstrdup(path ? path : "");
}
/*
@@ -3195,13 +3134,6 @@ void ref_array_clear(struct ref_array *array)
FREE_AND_NULL(used_atom);
used_atom_cnt = 0;
- if (ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees) {
- hashmap_clear_and_free(&(ref_to_worktree_map.map),
- struct ref_to_worktree_entry, ent);
- free_worktrees(ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees);
- ref_to_worktree_map.worktrees = NULL;
- }
-
FREE_AND_NULL(array->counts);
}
diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
index 7c44186341..debfac5f26 100755
--- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
+++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
@@ -442,6 +442,35 @@ test_expect_success 'worktree colors correct' '
test_cmp expect actual
'
+test_expect_success 'branch being rebased in a worktree is marked' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C rebase_dir rebase --abort; rm -rf rebase_dir; git worktree prune; git branch -D rebasing" &&
+ git worktree add -b rebasing rebase_dir branch-two &&
+ (
+ cd rebase_dir &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m rebase-me &&
+ test_must_fail git rebase -f -x false HEAD~1 &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref -q HEAD
+ ) &&
+ git branch --list rebasing >actual &&
+ echo "+ rebasing" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'branch being bisected in a worktree is marked' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C bisect_dir bisect reset; rm -rf bisect_dir; git worktree prune; git branch -D bisecting" &&
+ git worktree add -b bisecting bisect_dir branch-two &&
+ (
+ cd bisect_dir &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m bisect-one &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m bisect-two &&
+ git bisect start HEAD HEAD~2 &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref -q HEAD
+ ) &&
+ git branch --list bisecting >actual &&
+ echo "+ bisecting" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
test_expect_success "set up color tests" '
echo "<RED>main<RESET>" >expect.color &&
echo "main" >expect.bare &&
diff --git a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
index 7f060d97bf..317ed6f6cd 100755
--- a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
+++ b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
test_description='test for-each-refs usage of ref-filter APIs'
. ./test-lib.sh
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg.sh
test_expect_success 'setup some history and refs' '
@@ -541,6 +542,81 @@ test_expect_success 'validate worktree atom' '
test_cmp expect actual
'
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom names a worktree rebasing the branch' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C rebasing rebase --abort; rm -rf rebasing; git worktree prune; git branch -D rebasing" &&
+ git worktree add -b rebasing rebasing main &&
+ git -C rebasing commit --allow-empty -m rebase-me &&
+ test_must_fail git -C rebasing rebase -f -x false main &&
+ test_must_fail git -C rebasing symbolic-ref -q HEAD &&
+ echo "$(pwd)/rebasing" >expect &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(worktreepath)" refs/heads/rebasing >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom names a worktree bisecting the branch' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C bisecting bisect reset; rm -rf bisecting; git worktree prune; git branch -D bisecting" &&
+ git worktree add -b bisecting bisecting main &&
+ git -C bisecting commit --allow-empty -m bisect-one &&
+ git -C bisecting commit --allow-empty -m bisect-two &&
+ git -C bisecting bisect start HEAD main &&
+ test_must_fail git -C bisecting symbolic-ref -q HEAD &&
+ echo "$(pwd)/bisecting" >expect &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(worktreepath)" refs/heads/bisecting >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom with an interactive rebase stopped at edit' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C editing rebase --abort; rm -rf editing; git worktree prune; git branch -D editing" &&
+ git worktree add -b editing editing main &&
+ git -C editing commit --allow-empty -m edit-me &&
+ (
+ set_fake_editor &&
+ FAKE_LINES="edit 1" git -C editing rebase -i --keep-empty HEAD~1
+ ) &&
+ test_must_fail git -C editing symbolic-ref -q HEAD &&
+ echo "$(pwd)/editing" >expect &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(worktreepath)" refs/heads/editing >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom ignores branches rebase --update-refs will move' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C updating rebase --abort; rm -rf updating; git worktree prune; git branch -D updating mid" &&
+ git worktree add -b updating updating main &&
+ git -C updating commit --allow-empty -m one &&
+ git -C updating branch mid &&
+ git -C updating commit --allow-empty -m two &&
+ test_must_fail git -C updating rebase -f --update-refs -x false main &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short) [%(worktreepath)]" \
+ refs/heads/updating refs/heads/mid >actual &&
+ cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+ mid []
+ updating [$(pwd)/updating]
+ EOF
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom ignores a rebase of a detached HEAD' '
+ test_when_finished "git -C detached-rebase rebase --abort; rm -rf detached-rebase; git worktree prune" &&
+ git worktree add --detach detached-rebase main &&
+ git -C detached-rebase commit --allow-empty -m detached &&
+ test_must_fail git -C detached-rebase rebase -f -x false main &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(worktreepath)" refs/heads/ >actual &&
+ test_grep ! detached-rebase actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'worktree atom ignores the HEAD of a bare repository' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf bare.git bare-wt" &&
+ git clone --bare . bare.git &&
+ git -C bare.git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main &&
+ git -C bare.git worktree add --detach ../bare-wt main &&
+ git -C bare.git for-each-ref --format="%(worktreepath)" refs/heads/main >actual &&
+ echo >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -C bare-wt branch --list main >actual &&
+ echo " main" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
test_expect_success 'start after with empty value' '
cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
refs/heads/main
--
2.56.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-02 18:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-21 17:33 [RFC PATCH 0/1] worktree list: add --merged and --no-merged Jasper Mayone
2026-10-21 17:33 ` [RFC PATCH 1/1] " Jasper Mayone
2026-10-23 18:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-24 6:25 ` Eric Sunshine
2026-10-24 16:53 ` [PATCH v2] worktree list: add --branch to select worktrees by branch Jasper Mayone
2026-10-25 14:47 ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-26 11:02 ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-28 6:02 ` Eric Sunshine
2026-10-28 15:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-28 11:32 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-10-29 4:46 ` Jasper Mayone
2026-10-29 5:01 ` Eric Sunshine
2026-10-29 11:14 ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-29 14:23 ` Ben Knoble
2026-10-29 16:10 ` Phillip Wood
2026-10-30 14:21 ` [PATCH 0/2] worktree: treat a branch being rebased or bisected as checked out Jasper Mayone
2026-10-30 14:21 ` [PATCH 1/2] worktree remove: refuse a worktree in the middle of a rebase or bisect Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 14:07 ` Phillip Wood
2026-11-02 17:57 ` Jasper Mayone
2026-10-30 14:21 ` [PATCH 2/2] ref-filter: name the worktree of a branch being rebased or bisected Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 14:06 ` Phillip Wood
2026-11-02 17:57 ` Jasper Mayone
2026-10-30 22:55 ` [PATCH 0/2] worktree: treat a branch being rebased or bisected as checked out Junio C Hamano
2026-10-30 23:06 ` Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] " Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] worktree remove: refuse a worktree in the middle of an operation Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] doc: for-each-ref: say how to read %(worktreepath) safely Jasper Mayone
2026-11-02 18:29 ` Jasper Mayone [this message]
2026-11-02 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] branch: do not mark the branch the current worktree is rebasing Jasper Mayone
2026-10-21 21:36 ` [RFC PATCH 0/1] worktree list: add --merged and --no-merged Harald Nordgren
2026-10-21 22:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-22 7:21 ` Harald Nordgren
2026-10-22 17:58 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
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