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Re: What is the reason behind not hiding git worktrees from git?

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Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 2, 2025, 02:33 UTC
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> Le 1 oct. 2025 à 14:54, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> a écrit :
> 
> Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>> The impact is that the list of worktrees would have to be read to get
>>> status. As status is not particularly cheap operation in any case I
>>> would expect the problem to be minor.
>> 
>> I believe status information is used for the shell prompt info, so
>> performance hits there have a cost.
> 
> Sure, but an embedded git-controlled working tree _should_ be
> flagged as an untracked entity, _unless_ it is ignore'd, no?
Sorry, I’m not disagreeing with that here? Merely pointing out if that proposed changes affect git-status performance for the worse I will be disappointed :)
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> That is how you would add a new submodule to your project after all.
> So, if you want to ignore them, just add them to .git/info/exclude
> or something, perhaps?
> 
> Why do people even want to have such a layout, unless they want to
> make it a submodule (or deliberate subdirectory that is unrelated)?
[snip: a better way]
Yep, I agree that’s easier, but I shouldn’t judge other’s workflows (I do it all the time 😅).
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Message 44 of 44 in “What is the reason behind not hiding git worktrees from git?”
  1. Jakub T. JankiewiczSep 27, 2025
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2025
  3. Michal SuchánekSep 27, 2025
  4. Jason ChoSep 27, 2025
  5. Jason ChoSep 27, 2025
  6. Michal SuchánekSep 30, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2025
  8. Michal SuchánekNov 19, 2025
  9. Michal SuchánekSep 30, 2025
  10. Ben KnobleOct 1, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2025
  12. Sergey OrganovOct 1, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2025
  14. Jakub T. JankiewiczOct 1, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2025
  16. Eric SunshineOct 1, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2025
  18. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2025
  20. 1/2 doc: git-worktree: Link to examplesMichal Suchanek, Oct 2, 2025
  21. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 2, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2025
  23. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2025
  24. Jean-Noël AVILAOct 5, 2025
  25. Michal SuchánekOct 10, 2025
  26. 1/2 doc: git-worktree: Link to examplesMichal Suchanek, Oct 10, 2025
  27. Eric SunshineOct 11, 2025
  28. 2/2 doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout exampleMichal Suchanek, Oct 10, 2025
  29. Eric SunshineOct 11, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2025
  31. Michal SuchánekOct 24, 2025
  32. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2025
  33. Michal SuchánekNov 18, 2025
  34. Eric SunshineNov 19, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2026
  36. 2/2 doc: git-worktree: Add side by side branch checkout exampleMichal Suchanek, Oct 2, 2025
  37. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 2, 2025
  38. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2025
  40. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2025
  41. Michal SuchánekOct 2, 2025
  42. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2025
  43. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2025
  44. Ben KnobleOct 2, 2025

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