Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-worktree: use working tree for trees on the file system

On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] wrote:

Hi,

Stefan Beller wrote:

quoted

If I recall correctly, "worktree" is the feature/command, and
"working tree" is an instance in the file system, even when you only
have one working tree.

I'm not sure I agree with this distinction.  "worktree" is just a
short name for "working tree".

Unfortunately gitglossary(7) doesn't make this clear at all --- it
uses the term worktree a few times (and appears to mean "working tree"
when it does --- e.g.

        Pathspecs are used on the command line of [...] and many other
        commands to limit the scope of operations to some subset of
        the tree or worktree.

) but never defines it.

So maybe it's time to look for volunteers for a cleanup patch. ;)
I tried finding the discussion on worktree vs "working tree"
and did not succeed. :/

Maybe Duy has a better memory there.

Thanks,
Stefan