@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ doesn't exist, a new branch based on HEAD is automatically created as
 if `-b <branch>` was given.  If `<branch>` exists in the repository,
 it will be checked out in the new worktree, if it's not checked out
 anywhere else, otherwise the command will refuse to create the
-worktree.
+worktree (unless `--force` is used).
 
 list::
 

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ struct add_opts {
 	int checkout;
 	int keep_locked;
 	const char *new_branch;
-	int force_new_branch;
 	int checkout_existing_branch;
 };
 

@@ -320,12 +319,12 @@ static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 		goto done;
 
 	if (opts->checkout_existing_branch)
-		fprintf(stderr, _("checking out branch '%s'"),
-			refname);
+		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("checking out branch '%s'"),
+			   refname);
 	else if (opts->new_branch)
-		fprintf(stderr, _("creating branch '%s'"), opts->new_branch);
+		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("creating branch '%s'"), opts->new_branch);
 
-	fprintf(stderr, _("worktree HEAD is now at %s"),
+	fprintf(stderr, _("new worktree HEAD is now at %s"),
 		find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.oid.hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);

@@ -434,8 +433,7 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	if (!strcmp(branch, "-"))
 		branch = "@{-1}";
 
-	opts.force_new_branch = !!new_branch_force;
-	if (opts.force_new_branch) {
+	if (new_branch_force) {
 		struct strbuf symref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		opts.new_branch = new_branch_force;

@@ -472,7 +470,7 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 		cp.git_cmd = 1;
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "branch");
-		if (opts.force_new_branch)
+		if (new_branch_force)
 			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "--force");
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, opts.new_branch);
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, branch);

@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ test_expect_success '"add" with <branch> omitted' '
 	test_cmp_rev HEAD bat
 '
 
-test_expect_success '"add" auto-vivify checks out existing branch' '
+test_expect_success '"add" checks out existing branch of dwimd name' '
 	test_commit c1 &&
 	test_commit c2 &&
-	git branch precious HEAD~1 &&
-	git worktree add precious &&
-	test_cmp_rev HEAD~1 precious &&
+	git branch dwim HEAD~1 &&
+	git worktree add dwim &&
+	test_cmp_rev HEAD~1 dwim &&
 	(
-		cd precious &&
-		test_cmp_rev precious HEAD
+		cd dwim &&
+		test_cmp_rev dwim HEAD
 	)
 '
 

@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ test_expect_success '"add" auto-vivify fails with checked out branch' '
 	test_path_is_missing test-branch
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"add --force" with existing dwimd name doesnt die' '
+	git worktree add --force test-branch
+'
+
 test_expect_success '"add" no auto-vivify with --detach and <branch> omitted' '
 	git worktree add --detach mish/mash &&
 	test_must_fail git rev-parse mash -- &&