doc: git-worktree: Link to examples
The initial word after the colon should be lowercase unless it’s a
proper noun.
On Thu, Oct 2, 2025, at 17:51, Michal Suchanek wrote:
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Also add advice to put new worktrees outside of existing ones.
Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <redacted>
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@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ with a matching name, treat as equivalent to:
$ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch>
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+For best results it is advised to specify <path> outside of the repository and
+existing worktrees - see <<EXAMPLES>>
This is definitely an improvement. The current doc forces you to infer
that you shouldn’t put worktrees inside the repository... or just think
too much.
It might also be nice to have a clause which hints at why? Maybe just
one or a few reasons, e.g. that you would have gitignore the worktree
directory.
+existing worktrees - see <<EXAMPLES>>
I was about to recommend a `--` for en-dash but now I see that that
produces an em-dash instead.. :)
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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"
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-EXAMPLES
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+[[EXAMPLES]]EXAMPLES
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Apparently an anchor on the same line should not be used.
https://lore.kernel.org/git/5044672.31r3eYUQgx@cayenne/#:~:text=Please%20do%20not%20put%20anchors (local)
You are in the middle of a refactoring session and your boss comes in and
demands that you fix something immediately. You might typically use
linkgit:git-stash[1] to store your changes away temporarily, however, your
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