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| author | Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> | 2015-07-06 13:30:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2015-07-06 11:07:44 -0700 |
| commit | 96454597562dade701fbfee19891482a97456138 (patch) | |
| tree | 5f70ce2561677fb2eb241fd44e44bf43c6ce49f4 /Documentation | |
| parent | a8ba5dd7b18ed3a3276ee23ab66569dbddc50913 (diff) | |
| download | git-96454597562dade701fbfee19891482a97456138.tar.gz | |
Documentation/git-worktree: add EXAMPLES section
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 22 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index 0385e9a6db..6afff1ed0c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -105,6 +105,28 @@ to `/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next` then a file named `test-next` entry from being pruned. See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for details. +EXAMPLES +-------- +You are in the middle of a refactoring session and your boss comes in and +demands that you fix something immediately. You might typically use +linkgit:git-stash[1] to store your changes away temporarily, however, your +worktree is in such a state of disarray (with new, moved, and removed files, +and other bits and pieces strewn around) that you don't want to risk +disturbing any of it. Instead, you create a temporary linked worktree to +make the emergency fix, remove it when done, and then resume your earlier +refactoring session. + +------------ +$ git branch emergency-fix master +$ git checkout --to ../temp emergency-fix +$ pushd ../temp +# ... hack hack hack ... +$ git commit -a -m 'emergency fix for boss' +$ popd +$ rm -rf ../temp +$ git worktree prune +------------ + BUGS ---- Multiple checkout support for submodules is incomplete. It is NOT |