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Re: Git private branch Feature Suggestion

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KHKristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date
Sep 11, 2025, 08:15 UTC
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2025, at 01:28, ynckz wrote:
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> Hi Git developers,
>
> I have a request for you. Could you please add private branches? This
> is a really useful thing.
> Imagine that you want to publish your project as open source, but you
> need to hide the .env file in a separate repository. It's easier to do
> everything in one repository, but in a different branch. Maybe there
> is another way, and I'm just dumb as fuck, but here's another example:
> Say you don't want to release a new feature yet. To do so, create a
> private branch, make the feature there, then merge it into the main
> branch.
>
> Maybe I'm a dumb ass, and don't need to ask this of you, but GitLab,
> etc., anyway, I'd appreciate it if you could add this feature.

I use a sibling repository `.git-mine` with files that don’t overlap with those from `.git`. This way I can have two “working trees” checked out.

-- 
Kristoffer Haugsbakk
Previous: Henrique Soares
Message 5 of 5 in “Git private branch Feature Suggestion”
  1. ynckzSep 10, 2025
  2. rsbecker@nexbridge.comSep 10, 2025
  3. brian m. carlsonSep 11, 2025
  4. Henrique SoaresSep 11, 2025
  5. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 11, 2025

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