By default, "git worktree add" refuses to create a new worktree when
the requested branch is already checked out elsewhere. Add a --force
option to override this safeguard.
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <redacted>
---
Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 8 +++++++-
builtin/worktree.c | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 59191f9..552c8e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple worktrees
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git worktree add' <path> <branch>
+'git worktree add' [-f] <path> <branch>
'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ Prune working tree information in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.
OPTIONS
-------
+-f::
+--force::
+ By default, `add` refuses to create a new worktree when `<branch>`
+ is already checked out by another worktree. This option overrides
+ that safeguard.
+
-n::
--dry-run::
With `prune`, do not remove anything; just report what it would
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index b82861e..c9d6462 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#include "run-command.h"
static const char * const worktree_usage[] = {
- N_("git worktree add <path> <branch>"),
+ N_("git worktree add [<options>] <path> <branch>"),
N_("git worktree prune [<options>]"),
NULL
};@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ static int prune(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
{
struct child_process c;
+ int force = 0;
const char *path, *branch;
struct argv_array cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
struct option options[] = {
+ OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("checkout <branch> even if already checked out in other worktree")),
OPT_END()
};
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
argv_array_push(&cmd, "checkout");
argv_array_pushl(&cmd, "--to", path, NULL);
+ if (force)
+ argv_array_push(&cmd, "--ignore-other-worktrees");
argv_array_push(&cmd, branch);
memset(&c, 0, sizeof(c));
--
2.5.0.rc1.197.g417e668