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

From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date: Jun 26, 2016, 23:00 UTC
Message-ID: <CAPig+cRNUZZBw=F-Q2f3Ehc-8T2iBp4kvDusNRGv4ea5nihQVQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq1t3ldpdl.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> [...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.)