SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
+'git worktree add' <path> <branch>
'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
DESCRIPTION
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-Manage multiple worktrees attached to the same repository. These are
-created by the command `git checkout --to`.
+Manage multiple worktrees attached to the same repository.
A git repository can support multiple working trees, allowing you to check
out more than one branch at a time. With `git checkout --to` a new working
COMMANDS
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+add <path> <branch>::
+
+Create `<path>` and checkout `<branch>` into it. The new working directory
+is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
+directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc.
+
prune::
Prune working tree information in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.
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$ git branch emergency-fix master
-$ git checkout --to ../temp emergency-fix
+$ git worktree add ../temp emergency-fix
$ pushd ../temp
# ... hack hack hack ...
$ git commit -a -m 'emergency fix for boss'
recommended to make multiple checkouts of a superproject.
git-worktree could provide more automation for tasks currently
-performed manually or via other commands, such as:
+performed manually, such as:
-- `add` to create a new linked worktree
- `remove` to remove a linked worktree and its administrative files (and
warn if the worktree is dirty)
- `mv` to move or rename a worktree and update its administrative files
- `lock` to prevent automatic pruning of administrative files (for instance,
for a worktree on a portable device)
-SEE ALSO
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-
-linkgit:git-checkout[1]
-
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite