Re: [PATCH] worktree: record creation time and free-form note

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 2, 2026, 23:52 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CAPGaHku+RAV+FA3C0md0xHiavfdB_anoqcMM06MAiU1VyMAdLA@mail.gmail.com>

"Kiesel, Norbert" <norbert.kiesel@creditkarma.com> writes:

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> From 130cd5e4a25e6672b2a97268e1100b6ef03fa552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Norbert Kiesel <norbert.kiesel@creditkarma.com>
> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 17:03:39 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] worktree: record creation time and free-form note
>
> Add per-worktree metadata so users can answer "what is this worktree
> for, and when did I make it?" without resorting to external notes.

Although I am not personally interested in this topic all that much, let me point out that we have $GIT_DIR/description file that may be useful for something like this. It has been the canonical place for the main repository to identify itself long before secondary worktrees were invented and $GIT_COMMON_DIR/worktrees/$worktree/description would be a natural extension of the concept, I'd presume.