Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] worktree: make add <path> dwim

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 20, 2017, 00:39 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqefotokbe.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cTmqHt5s+C1vTFA7S4ZBwjqnzkn-2wA6i3jVeLw7i1_Lg@mail.gmail.com>

Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:

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> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> +To disable the behaviour of trying to match the basename of <path> to
>>> +a remote, and always create a new branch from HEAD, the `--no-track`
>>
>> Does --[no-]track deserve to be documented in the OPTIONS section like
>> the other options are?
>
> One other question: Since this is re-using the well-known option name
> --no-track, should it also get applied to the "git worktree add -b foo
> dir origin/foo" case, as well, which you pointed out (in the patch 2/3
> thread) already DWIMs tracking automatically? (I can easily see
> someone reporting it as a bug if "git worktree add --no-track -b foo
> dir origin/foo" does not suppress tracking.)

Sensible suggestion.  Thanks.