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From: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>,
	"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
	"Eric Sunshine" <sunshine@sunshineco.com>,
	"Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>,
	"Paul Smith" <paul@mad-scientist.net>,
	"Thomas Gummerer" <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 2/6] worktree: add can be created from any commit-ish
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:04:47 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171129200451.16856-3-t.gummerer@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171129200451.16856-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com>

Currently 'git worktree add' is documented to take an optional <branch>
argument, which is checked out in the new worktree.  However it is more
generally possible to use a commit-ish as the optional argument, and
check that out into the new worktree.

Document that this is a possibility, as new users of git worktree add
might find it helpful.

Reported-by: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index b472acc356..121895209d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple working trees
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<branch>]
+'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<commit-ish>]
 'git worktree list' [--porcelain]
 'git worktree lock' [--reason <string>] <worktree>
 'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ specifying `--reason` to explain why the working tree is locked.
 
 COMMANDS
 --------
-add <path> [<branch>]::
+add <path> [<commit-ish>]::
 
-Create `<path>` and checkout `<branch>` into it. The new working directory
+Create `<path>` and checkout `<commit-ish>` into it. The new working directory
 is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
 directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc. `-` may also be
-specified as `<branch>`; it is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
+specified as `<commit-ish>`; it is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
 +
-If `<branch>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
+If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
 then, as a convenience, a new branch based at HEAD is created automatically,
 as if `-b $(basename <path>)` was specified.
 
@@ -84,25 +84,25 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-	By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<branch>`
+	By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<commit-ish>` is a branch name and
 	is already checked out by another working tree. This option overrides
 	that safeguard.
 
 -b <new-branch>::
 -B <new-branch>::
 	With `add`, create a new branch named `<new-branch>` starting at
-	`<branch>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
-	If `<branch>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
+	`<commit-ish>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
+	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
 	By default, `-b` refuses to create a new branch if it already
 	exists. `-B` overrides this safeguard, resetting `<new-branch>` to
-	`<branch>`.
+	`<commit-ish>`.
 
 --detach::
 	With `add`, detach HEAD in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
 	in linkgit:git-checkout[1].
 
 --[no-]checkout::
-	By default, `add` checks out `<branch>`, however, `--no-checkout` can
+	By default, `add` checks out `<commit-ish>`, however, `--no-checkout` can
 	be used to suppress checkout in order to make customizations,
 	such as configuring sparse-checkout. See "Sparse checkout"
 	in linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
-- 
2.15.0.426.gb06021eeb


  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-11-29 20:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailto:20171118224706.13810-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com>
2017-11-22 22:30 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] make git worktree add dwim more Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-22 22:30   ` [PATCH v4 1/4] checkout: factor out functions to new lib file Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-24  6:47     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-22 22:30   ` [PATCH v4 2/4] worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommand Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-24  6:57     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-25 16:58       ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-22 22:30   ` [PATCH v4 3/4] worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-24  6:59     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-22 22:30   ` [PATCH v4 4/4] worktree: make add <path> dwim Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-24  7:11     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-25 17:50       ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-25 18:26         ` Paul Smith
2017-11-25 20:06           ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-25 20:39             ` Randall S. Becker
2017-11-25 21:48               ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-25 23:11             ` Paul Smith
2017-11-26  3:35         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-26 11:37           ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43   ` [PATCH v5 0/6] make git worktree add dwim more Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 1/6] checkout: factor out functions to new lib file Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 2/6] worktree: add can be created from any commit-ish Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 3/6] worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommand Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 4/6] worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 5/6] worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommand Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-27  6:36       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-27 20:56         ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-26 19:43     ` [PATCH v5 6/6] add worktree.guessRemote config option Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-27  6:45       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-27 20:59         ` Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04     ` [PATCH v6 0/6] make git worktree add dwim more Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04       ` [PATCH v6 1/6] checkout: factor out functions to new lib file Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04       ` Thomas Gummerer [this message]
2017-11-29 20:04       ` [PATCH v6 3/6] worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommand Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04       ` [PATCH v6 4/6] worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04       ` [PATCH v6 5/6] worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommand Thomas Gummerer
2017-11-29 20:04       ` [PATCH v6 6/6] add worktree.guessRemote config option Thomas Gummerer

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