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Re: [PATCH v3 22/23] worktree: add: auto-vivify new branch when <branch> is omitted

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 6, 2015, 19:19 UTC
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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> index 377ae0f..da71f50 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple worktrees
>  SYNOPSIS
>  --------
>  [verse]
> -'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [-b <new-branch>] <path> <branch>
> +'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<branch>]
Ahh, OK, this answers my previous question.
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> +	if (ac < 2 && !new_branch && !new_branch_force) {
> +		int n;
> +		const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
> +		new_branch = xstrndup(s, n);
> +	}
> +

and because this is new_branch, not new_branch_force, we will not accidentally clobber an existing branch. The "hotfix" time is when the end-user tends to be less careful, and it is a good thing to make sure "git worktree add ../hotfix" will not clobber an unrelated "hotfix" branch.

Good.
Which may be something we would want to have a test for, though.
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> diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
> index 8964dec..8fe242f 100755
> --- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
> +++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
> @@ -145,4 +145,9 @@ test_expect_success '"add -b" with <branch> omitted' '
>  	test_cmp_rev HEAD burble
>  '
>  
> +test_expect_success '"add" with <branch> omitted' '
> +	git worktree add wiffle/bat &&
> +	test_cmp_rev HEAD bat
> +'
> +
>  test_done
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Message 27 of 36 in “replace "checkout --to" with "worktree add"”
  1. 00/23 replace "checkout --to" with "worktree add"Eric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  2. 01/23 Documentation/git-checkout: fix incorrect worktree prune commandEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  3. 02/23 Documentation/git-worktree: associate options with commandsEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  4. 03/23 Documentation: move linked worktree description from checkout to worktreeEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  5. 04/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add BUGS sectionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  6. 05/23 Documentation/git-worktree: split technical info from general descriptionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  7. 06/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add high-level 'lock' overviewEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  8. 07/23 Documentation/git-worktree: add EXAMPLES sectionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  9. 08/23 checkout: fix bug with --to and relative HEADEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  10. 09/23 checkout: relocate --to's "no branch specified" checkEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  11. 10/23 checkout: prepare_linked_checkout: drop now-unused 'new' argumentEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  12. 11/23 checkout: make --to unconditionally verboseEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  13. 12/23 checkout: drop 'checkout_opts' dependency from prepare_linked_checkoutEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  14. 13/23 worktree: introduce "add" commandEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  15. 14/23 worktree: add --force optionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  16. 15/23 worktree: add --detach optionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  17. 16/23 worktree: add -b/-B optionsEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  18. 17/23 tests: worktree: retrofit "checkout --to" tests for "worktree add"Eric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  19. 18/23 checkout: retire --to optionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2015
  21. Eric SunshineJul 7, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2015
  23. 19/23 checkout: require worktree unconditionallyEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  24. 20/23 worktree: extract basename computation to new functionEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  25. 21/23 worktree: add: make -b/-B default to HEAD when <branch> is omittedEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  26. 22/23 worktree: add: auto-vivify new branch when <branch> is omittedEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  27. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2015
  28. Eric SunshineJul 7, 2015
  29. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2015
  30. 23/23 checkout: retire --ignore-other-worktrees in favor of --forceEric Sunshine, Jul 6, 2015
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2015
  32. Eric SunshineJul 7, 2015
  33. Eric SunshineJul 7, 2015
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2015
  35. Eric SunshineJul 7, 2015
  36. Mark LevedahlJul 8, 2015

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