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[PATCH 8/8] worktree: make "move" refuse to move atop missing registered worktree

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Jun 8, 2020, 06:23 UTC
Message-ID
<20200608062356.40264-9-sunshine@sunshineco.com>
In-Reply-To
<20200608062356.40264-1-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

"git worktree add" takes special care to avoid creating a new worktree at a location already registered to an existing worktree even if that worktree is missing (which can happen, for instance, if the worktree resides on removable media). "git worktree move", however, is not so careful when validating the destination location and will happily move the source worktree atop the location of a missing worktree. This leads to the anomalous situation of multiple worktrees being associated with the same path, which is expressively forbidden by design. For example:

    $ git clone foo.git
    $ cd foo
    $ git worktree add ../bar
    $ git worktree add ../baz
    $ rm -rf ../bar
    $ git worktree move ../baz ../bar
    $ git worktree list
    .../foo beefd00f [master]
    .../bar beefd00f [bar]
    .../bar beefd00f [baz]
    $ git worktree remove ../bar
    fatal: validation failed, cannot remove working tree:
        '.../bar' does not point back to '.git/worktrees/bar'

Fix this shortcoming by enhancing "git worktree move" to perform the same additional validation of the destination directory as done by "git worktree add".

While at it, add a test to verify that "git worktree move" won't move a worktree atop an existing (non-worktree) path -- a restriction which has always been in place but was never tested.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt |  4 +++-
 builtin/worktree.c             |  3 +--
 t/t2403-worktree-move.sh       | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 85d92c9761..4796c3c05e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	locked working tree path, specify `--force` twice.
 +
 `move` refuses to move a locked working tree unless `--force` is specified
-twice.
+twice. If the destination is already assigned to some other working tree but is
+missing (for instance, if `<new-path>` was deleted manually), then `--force`
+allows the move to proceed; use --force twice if the destination is locked.
 +
 `remove` refuses to remove an unclean working tree unless `--force` is used.
 To remove a locked working tree, specify `--force` twice.
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 7c0637234e..dda7da497c 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -857,8 +857,7 @@ static int move_worktree(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(&dst);
 		strbuf_addstr(&dst, sep);
 	}
-	if (file_exists(dst.buf))
-		die(_("target '%s' already exists"), dst.buf);
+	check_candidate_path(dst.buf, force, worktrees, "move");
 
 	validate_no_submodules(wt);
 
diff --git a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
index 939d18d728..7035c9d72e 100755
--- a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
+++ b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ test_expect_success 'move locked worktree (force)' '
 	git worktree move --force --force flump ploof
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'refuse to move worktree atop existing path' '
+	> bobble &&
+	git worktree add --detach beeble &&
+	test_must_fail git worktree move beeble bobble
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move atop existing but missing worktree' '
+	git worktree add --detach gnoo &&
+	git worktree add --detach pneu &&
+	rm -fr pneu &&
+	test_must_fail git worktree move gnoo pneu &&
+	git worktree move --force gnoo pneu &&
+
+	git worktree add --detach nu &&
+	git worktree lock nu &&
+	rm -fr nu &&
+	test_must_fail git worktree move pneu nu &&
+	test_must_fail git worktree --force move pneu nu &&
+	git worktree move --force --force pneu nu
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'move a repo with uninitialized submodule' '
 	git init withsub &&
 	(
-- 
2.27.0.290.gba653c62da
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  1. 0/8 worktree: tighten duplicate path detectionEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  2. 1/8 worktree: factor out repeated string literalEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  3. Shourya ShuklaJun 8, 2020
  4. Eric SunshineJun 8, 2020
  5. 3/8 worktree: give "should be pruned?" function more meaningful nameEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  7. 2/8 worktree: prune corrupted worktree even if lockedEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  9. Eric SunshineJun 9, 2020
  10. 4/8 worktree: make high-level pruning re-usableEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  12. 6/8 worktree: prune linked worktree referencing main worktree pathEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  14. Eric SunshineJun 9, 2020
  15. 7/8 worktree: generalize candidate worktree path validationEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  16. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  17. 8/8 worktree: make "move" refuse to move atop missing registered worktreeEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020
  18. Eric SunshineJun 8, 2020
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2020
  20. 5/8 worktree: prune duplicate entries referencing same worktree pathEric Sunshine, Jun 8, 2020

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