From: Alexander Grigoriev Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:22:35 GMT Subject: Bug: "git worktree add" Unable to checkout a branch with no local ref Message-ID: <0E511C089BC341FBA9DC694C1CE770AE@daddy> git version 2.10.2.windows.1: If a remote branch has never been checked out locally (its ref only exists in remotes// directory), "git worktree add" command is unable to check it out by its normal short name (not prefixed by remotes/), while "git checkout" command has been able to handle such a branch and properly convert it to a local branch.