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Re: [PATCH v2] worktree list: add --branch to select worktrees by branch

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 29, 2026, 16:10 UTC
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On 29/10/2026 14:23, Ben Knoble wrote:
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> >> Le 29 oct. 2026 à 07:14, Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>> Hi Jasper
>>
>>> On 29/10/2026 04:46, Jasper Mayone wrote:
>>
>>> Is that change in behavior acceptable? A script that reads
>>> %(worktreepath) would now get a path for a branch that is being
>>> rebased. I think that is a fix, since the rest of Git already
>>> considers that branch checked out, but I would like to hear if anyone
>>> relies on the empty value.
>>
>> I think we can consider the change in behavior to be a bug fix.
> > If we’re doing this in order to usefully feed it to worktree-remove, though,
> do you really want to remove a worktree that is mid-rebase? I
> would think that could have work you don’t want to throw away
> without considering. (Besides which, would it show up
> in --merged=origin? Hm.)
> > I suppose I would expect remove to fail without a « force » flag if
> the worktree is mid-rebase, but still.
That's an interesting point. I agree "git worktree remove" shouldn't remove a worktree that's in the middle of a rebase or bisect. To me that is a bug in "git worktree remove" that is more likely to be triggered if we start reporting the worktree where branches are being rebased.
Thanks
Phillip
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Message 15 of 33 in “worktree list: add --merged and --no-merged”
  1. 0/1 worktree list: add --merged and --no-mergedJasper Mayone, Oct 21, 2026
  2. 1/1 worktree list: add --merged and --no-mergedJasper Mayone, Oct 21, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2026
  4. Eric SunshineOct 24, 2026
  5. worktree list: add --branch to select worktrees by branchJasper Mayone, Oct 24, 2026
  6. Phillip WoodOct 25, 2026
  7. Phillip WoodOct 26, 2026
  8. Eric SunshineOct 28, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2026
  10. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 28, 2026
  11. Jasper MayoneOct 29, 2026
  12. Eric SunshineOct 29, 2026
  13. Phillip WoodOct 29, 2026
  14. Ben KnobleOct 29, 2026
  15. Phillip WoodOct 29, 2026
  16. 0/2 worktree: treat a branch being rebased or bisected as checked outJasper Mayone, Oct 30, 2026
  17. 1/2 worktree remove: refuse a worktree in the middle of a rebase or bisectJasper Mayone, Oct 30, 2026
  18. Phillip WoodNov 2, 2026
  19. Jasper MayoneNov 2, 2026
  20. 2/2 ref-filter: name the worktree of a branch being rebased or bisectedJasper Mayone, Oct 30, 2026
  21. Phillip WoodNov 2, 2026
  22. Jasper MayoneNov 2, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2026
  24. Jasper MayoneOct 30, 2026
  25. 0/4 worktree: treat a branch being rebased or bisected as checked outJasper Mayone, Nov 2, 2026
  26. 1/4 worktree remove: refuse a worktree in the middle of an operationJasper Mayone, Nov 2, 2026
  27. 2/4 doc: for-each-ref: say how to read %(worktreepath) safelyJasper Mayone, Nov 2, 2026
  28. 3/4 ref-filter: name the worktree of a branch being rebased or bisectedJasper Mayone, Nov 2, 2026
  29. 4/4 branch: do not mark the branch the current worktree is rebasingJasper Mayone, Nov 2, 2026
  30. Harald NordgrenOct 21, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2026
  32. Harald NordgrenOct 22, 2026
  33. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 22, 2026

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