From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:27:21 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] includeIf: add "worktree" condition for matching working tree path
Message-ID: <54592b30-0b48-4ec1-a413-903db846870e@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260401-includeif-worktree-v1-0-906db69f2c79@black-desk.cn>

On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, at 09:33, Chen Linxuan via B4 Relay wrote:
> The `includeIf` mechanism already supports matching on the `.git`
> directory path (`gitdir`) and the currently checked out branch
> (`onbranch`).  But in multi-worktree setups the `.git` directory of a
> linked worktree points into the main repository's `.git/worktrees/`
> area, which makes `gitdir` patterns cumbersome when one wants to
> include config based on the working tree's checkout path instead.
>
> Introduce two new condition keywords:
>
>   - `worktree:<pattern>` matches the realpath of the current worktree's
>     working directory against a glob pattern.
>   - `worktree/i:<pattern>` is the case-insensitive variant.
>
> Supported pattern features: glob wildcards, `**/` and `/**`, `~`
> expansion, `./` relative paths, and trailing-`/` prefix matching.
> The condition never matches in a bare repository.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Linxuan <me@black-desk.cn>

The cover letter here is signed off (not necessary) but none of
the patches are.

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