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[PATCH v2 15/23] worktree: add --detach option

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Jul 4, 2015, 00:17 UTC
Message-ID
<1435969052-540-16-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com>
In-Reply-To
<1435969052-540-1-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

One of git-worktree's roles is to populate the new worktree, much like git-checkout, and thus, for convenience, ought to support several of the same shortcuts. Toward this goal, add a --detach option to detach HEAD in the new worktree.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 6 +++++-
 builtin/worktree.c             | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 552c8e4..96e2142 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple worktrees
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git worktree add' [-f] <path> <branch>
+'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] <path> <branch>
 'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	is already checked out by another worktree. This option overrides
 	that safeguard.
 
+--detach::
+	With `add`, detach HEAD in the new worktree. See "DETACHED HEAD" in
+	linkgit:git-checkout[1].
+
 -n::
 --dry-run::
 	With `prune`, do not remove anything; just report what it would
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index c9d6462..6967369 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ static int prune(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct child_process c;
-	int force = 0;
+	int force = 0, detach = 0;
 	const char *path, *branch;
 	struct argv_array cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("checkout <branch> even if already checked out in other worktree")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "detach", &detach, N_("detach HEAD at named commit")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	argv_array_pushl(&cmd, "--to", path, NULL);
 	if (force)
 		argv_array_push(&cmd, "--ignore-other-worktrees");
+	if (detach)
+		argv_array_push(&cmd, "--detach");
 	argv_array_push(&cmd, branch);
 
 	memset(&c, 0, sizeof(c));
-- 
2.5.0.rc1.197.g417e668
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Message 24 of 38 in “replace "checkout --to" with "worktree add"”
  1. 00/23 replace "checkout --to" with "worktree add"Eric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  2. 01/23 Documentation/git-checkout: fix incorrect worktree prune commandEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  3. 02/23 Documentation/git-worktree: associate options with commandsEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  4. 03/23 Documentation: move linked worktree description from checkout to worktreeEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  5. 04/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add BUGS sectionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  6. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2015
  7. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  8. 05/23 Documentation/git-worktree: split technical info from general descriptionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  9. 06/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add high-level 'lock' overviewEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  10. 07/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add EXAMPLES sectionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  12. 08/23 checkout: fix bug with --to and relative HEADEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  13. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  15. 09/23 checkout: relocate --to's "no branch specified" checkEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  16. 10/23 checkout: prepare_linked_checkout: drop now-unused 'new' argumentEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  17. 11/23 checkout: make --to unconditionally verboseEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  18. 12/23 checkout: drop 'checkout_opts' dependency from prepare_linked_checkoutEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  19. 13/23 worktree: introduce "add" commandEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  20. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2015
  21. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  22. Duy NguyenJul 6, 2015
  23. 14/23 worktree: add --force optionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  24. 15/23 worktree: add --detach optionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  25. 16/23 worktree: add -b/-B optionsEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  26. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2015
  27. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  28. 17/23 tests: worktree: retrofit "checkout --to" tests for "worktree add"Eric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  29. 18/23 checkout: retire --to optionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  30. Duy NguyenJul 4, 2015
  31. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  32. 19/23 checkout: require worktree unconditionallyEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  33. Eric SunshineJul 4, 2015
  34. 20/23 worktree: extract basename computation to new functionEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  35. 21/23 worktree: add: make -b/-B default to HEAD when <branch> is omittedEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2015
  37. 22/23 worktree: add: auto-vivify new branch when <branch> is omittedEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015
  38. 23/23 checkout: retire --ignore-other-worktrees in favor of --forceEric Sunshine, Jul 4, 2015

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