Re: git branch doesn't allow me to forcibly delete branch which was checked out in a now-deleted worktree dir

From: Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 9, 2016, 04:58 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+P7+xoLKmUaJ9f1obVVDyjBTBe=XvSACvL8uiJWYf+2MTMN8w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160709022223.GC1916@gmail.com>

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Erik Johnson <palehose@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 05:41:17PM -0700, Jacob Keller wrote:
>> It is possible we should update "git branch -d" should perform a
>> worktree prune first, since that would enable it to determine that you
>> deleted the directory, and any worktree which is removable should be
>> marked as persistent.
>>
>> Given that there is a known workaround (git worktree prune) and that
>> it is expected behavior for a branch checked out to prevent deletion,
>> I think the best coarse of action would be to patch git branch -d to
>> do a prune before attempting to delete.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jake
>
>
> Well, I never mentioned -d (I was using -D), but I think we're both in
> agreement.
>
>

Out of curiosity, what is git branch -D behavior when the worktree does exist?

Thanks, Jake