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Re: git checkout -B <branch> lets you checkout a branch that is already checked out in another worktree Inbox

From
Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 23, 2023, 22:03 UTC
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On 23/11/2023 05:58, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> 
>> I guess we could change the behaviour so that
>>
>>      git checkout -B <branch> [<start-point>]
>>
>> fails when <branch> is an existing branch that is in use in another
>> worktree, and allow "-f" to be used to override the safety, i.e.,
>>
>>      git checkout -f -B <branch> [<start-point>]
>>
>> would allow the <branch> to be repointed to <start-point> (or HEAD)
>> even when it is used elsewhere.
> 
> It turns out that for some reason "-f" is not how we decided to
> override this one---there is "--ignore-other-worktrees" option.

Presumably that's because -f means throwing away any local changes that are in the way of checking out the new HEAD, which you wouldn't necessarily want when trying to replace an existing branch.

Andy
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Message 16 of 17 in “git checkout -B <branch> lets you checkout a branch that is already checked out in another worktree Inbox”
  1. Willem VerstraetenNov 22, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2023
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2023
  4. 2/2 checkout: forbid "-B <branch>" from touching a branch used elsewhereJunio C Hamano, Nov 23, 2023
  5. Phillip WoodNov 23, 2023
  6. Eric SunshineNov 23, 2023
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2023
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2023
  9. Jeff KingNov 27, 2023
  10. Phillip WoodNov 30, 2023
  11. Willem VerstraetenDec 4, 2023
  12. Eric SunshineDec 4, 2023
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 8, 2023
  14. Willem VerstraetenJan 30, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2024
  16. Andy KoppeNov 23, 2023
  17. Willem VerstraetenNov 23, 2023

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