Git worktree is great a way to separate your code without having to create a new branch when you are not yet ready to commit.
I have created a new repo in GitHub and cloned in a dir ‘worktree-example’.
git clone [email protected]:sminrana/git-worktree-example.gitOpen the dir with code . command and update the readme.md file. Now we can push it to main branch.
git add README.md
git commit -m "message"
git push origin mainIt’s time to create our first worktree. We will put our worktree one dir up from our current dir where our main branch is. The documentation says -d flag with single hyphen but two hypen worked for me.
git worktree add --d ../test Now open test folder and open it in code . and make some changes in readme file then commit. Since worktree is detached HEAD you can’t commit to anywhere, for this we have create a new branch from here, run following command.
git switch -c dev
git push origin devYou can remove worktree
git worktree remove testand remove completely from ref.
git worktree pruneThat’s all you needed. More git worktree commands
git worktree add --d ../hotfix
git worktree remove hotfix
git worktree prune
Throwaway working tree
git worktree add --d <path>