From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>,
Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com>,
Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
Jason Cho <jason11choca@proton.me>,
"Jakub T. Jankiewicz" <jcubic@jcubic.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: git-worktree: Link to examples
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:44:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqo6qpw655.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a203b35538847f3c9358a5ae26fb4ebea5734cfc.1759420102.git.msuchanek@suse.de> (Michal Suchanek's message of "Thu, 2 Oct 2025 17:51:34 +0200")
Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de> writes:
> Also add advice to put new worktrees outside of existing ones.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
> ---
> Documentation/git-worktree.adoc | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc b/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
> index 389e669ac0..ec31863aec 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
> @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ with a matching name, treat as equivalent to:
> $ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch>
> ------------
> +
> +For best results it is advised to specify <path> outside of the repository and
> +existing worktrees - see <<EXAMPLES>>
> ++
I am wondering if we cram more information in "For best results", by
adding the "otherwise...". Here is my (failed) attempt.
Use <path> outside of your working tree and existing worktrees
(see <<EXAMPLES>>); otherwise your new worktree will appear as
an untracked directory.
I say "failed" as the above phrasing makes it sound as if that
untracked-ness is the only downside, and also by omitting "advised",
it makes it sound as if there is no upside (other than inertia) in
doing so.
So, I'll (atleast tentatively) queue yours as-is.
> If the branch exists in multiple remotes and one of them is named by
> the `checkout.defaultRemote` configuration variable, we'll use that
> one for the purposes of disambiguation, even if the `<branch>` isn't
> @@ -502,8 +505,8 @@ locked "reason\nwhy is locked"
> ...
> ------------
>
> -EXAMPLES
> ---------
> +[[EXAMPLES]]EXAMPLES
> +--------------------
cf. https://lore.kernel.org/git/5044672.31r3eYUQgx@cayenne/
IOW, we probably should write this more like ...
+[[EXAMPLES]]
EXAMPLES
--------
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-02 17:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-27 13:28 What is the reason behind not hiding git worktrees from git? Jakub T. Jankiewicz
2025-09-27 16:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-27 17:55 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-09-27 21:08 ` Jason Cho
2025-09-27 21:26 ` Jason Cho
2025-09-30 10:30 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-09-30 15:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-19 8:13 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-09-30 10:37 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-01 12:16 ` Ben Knoble
2025-10-01 18:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 20:22 ` Sergey Organov
2025-10-01 20:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 21:27 ` Jakub T. Jankiewicz
2025-10-01 22:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 21:29 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-10-01 22:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-02 8:38 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-02 13:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-02 15:51 ` [PATCH 1/2] doc: git-worktree: Link to examples Michal Suchanek
2025-10-02 17:42 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-10-02 17:44 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-10-02 18:55 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-05 20:52 ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-10-10 17:10 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-10 17:04 ` [PATCH v2 " Michal Suchanek
2025-10-11 4:40 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-10-10 17:04 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout example Michal Suchanek
2025-10-11 5:17 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-10-23 19:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-24 10:15 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-24 16:57 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-11-18 12:01 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-11-19 7:19 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-10-02 15:51 ` [PATCH " Michal Suchanek
2025-10-02 17:51 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-10-02 18:46 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-10-02 18:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-02 18:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-02 18:39 ` Michal Suchánek
2025-11-17 22:36 ` What is the reason behind not hiding git worktrees from git? Johannes Schindelin
2025-11-17 22:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-02 2:33 ` Ben Knoble
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