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[PATCH v2 2/2] doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout example

From
Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
Date
Oct 10, 2025, 17:04 UTC
Message-ID
<0e11e6fb394ffa3a1286deea5a8ede5ba3e4bdf4.1760115862.git.msuchanek@suse.de>
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Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
---
v2: Do not make the checked out repository hidden
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.adoc | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc b/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
index a580f4c072..e7bf0ea8e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.adoc
@@ -526,6 +526,16 @@ $ popd
 $ git worktree remove ../temp
 ------------
 
+Side by side branch checkouts for a repository using multiple worktrees
+
+------------
+mkdir some-repository
+cd some-repository
+git clone --bare gitforge@someforge.example.com:some-org/some-repository some-repository.git
+git --git-dir=some-repository.git worktree add some-branch
+git --git-dir=some-repository.git worktree add another-branch
+------------
+
 BUGS
 ----
 Multiple checkout in general is still experimental, and the support
-- 
2.51.0
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  20. 1/2 doc: git-worktree: Link to examplesMichal Suchanek, Oct 2, 2025
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  24. Jean-Noël AVILAOct 5, 2025
  25. Michal SuchánekOct 10, 2025
  26. 1/2 doc: git-worktree: Link to examplesMichal Suchanek, Oct 10, 2025
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  28. 2/2 doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout exampleMichal Suchanek, Oct 10, 2025
  29. Eric SunshineOct 11, 2025
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  33. Michal SuchánekNov 18, 2025
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  36. 2/2 doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout exampleMichal Suchanek, Oct 2, 2025
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  38. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2025
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