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Re: Feature request: support listing worktrees sorted by creation time

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EEErik Cervin Edin <erik@cervined.in>
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Mar 6, 2026, 13:02 UTC
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On 26/03/05 07:50AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Since very early days of Git, we have created .git/description file
> that is not used very much (I think it is shown in gitweb).  Perhaps
> worktree should have an equivalent in per-worktree part of their
> .git/ directory and "git worktree list --verbose" can use its
> contents in addition to the additional pieces information it already
> shows, or something like that, perhaps?
>

I think that sounds like a nice addition. I frequently name the worktree to encode the intent of the worktree, but that can be a bit clunky. Having a way to describe it and/or metadata sounds nice!

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  1. Norbert KieselMar 5, 2026
  2. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2026
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  4. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2026
  5. Norbert KieselMar 5, 2026
  6. Erik Cervin EdinMar 6, 2026

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