Re: [PATCH] builtin/worktree.c: add option for setting worktree name

> On Jun 26, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> [...snip...]
>> And explained that way, it becomes clearer that you would want to
>> name $HOME/xyzzy-1/frotz worktree after "topic-1", not the default
>> name you would get "frotz" (because the default gives you the leaf
>> level name of the newly created worktree).
>> 
>> After the discussion above (which may or may not match what you
>> raised this topic for), I think a feature to let you override the
>> default name makes sense.
> 
> One thing which hasn't been explained, and about which I'm still
> confused even after reading this thread in its entirety, is what
> Barret means when he says that he "breaks" his worktrees. What is the
> nature of this breakage? Depending upon that answer, would "git
> rev-parse --git-dir" be sufficient for your needs? Or, would "git
> worktree list" be able to give you the desired information? (As
> envisioned, "git worktree list" was intended to provide much more
> information than it currently does, such as the .git/worktree dir
> name, and such an enhancement might be welcome.)