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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>,
	Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>,
	Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com>,
	Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 05/23] Documentation/git-worktree: split technical info from general description
Date: Mon,  6 Jul 2015 13:30:42 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1436203860-846-6-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1436203860-846-1-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

The DESCRIPTION section should provide a high-level overview of linked
worktree functionality to bring users up to speed quickly, without
overloading them with low-level details, so relocate the technical
information to a new DETAILS section.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index bf6a1e2..2954dc6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -24,47 +24,18 @@ tree is associated with the repository.  This new working tree is called a
 init" or "git clone".  A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a
 bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees.
 
-Each linked working tree has a private sub-directory in the repository's
-$GIT_DIR/worktrees directory.  The private sub-directory's name is usually
-the base name of the linked working tree's path, possibly appended with a
-number to make it unique.  For example, when `$GIT_DIR=/path/main/.git` the
-command `git checkout --to /path/other/test-next next` creates the linked
-working tree in `/path/other/test-next` and also creates a
-`$GIT_DIR/worktrees/test-next` directory (or `$GIT_DIR/worktrees/test-next1`
-if `test-next` is already taken).
-
-Within a linked working tree, $GIT_DIR is set to point to this private
-directory (e.g. `/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next` in the example) and
-$GIT_COMMON_DIR is set to point back to the main working tree's $GIT_DIR
-(e.g. `/path/main/.git`). These settings are made in a `.git` file located at
-the top directory of the linked working tree.
-
-Path resolution via `git rev-parse --git-path` uses either
-$GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR depending on the path. For example, in the
-linked working tree `git rev-parse --git-path HEAD` returns
-`/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next/HEAD` (not
-`/path/other/test-next/.git/HEAD` or `/path/main/.git/HEAD`) while `git
-rev-parse --git-path refs/heads/master` uses
-$GIT_COMMON_DIR and returns `/path/main/.git/refs/heads/master`,
-since refs are shared across all working trees.
-
-See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for more information. The rule of
-thumb is do not make any assumption about whether a path belongs to
-$GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR when you need to directly access something
-inside $GIT_DIR. Use `git rev-parse --git-path` to get the final path.
-
 When you are done with a linked working tree you can simply delete it.
-The working tree's entry in the repository's $GIT_DIR/worktrees
-directory will eventually be removed automatically (see
+The working tree's administrative files in the repository (see
+"DETAILS" below) will eventually be removed automatically (see
 `gc.pruneworktreesexpire` in linkgit::git-config[1]), or you can run
 `git worktree prune` in the main or any linked working tree to
-clean up any stale entries in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.
+clean up any stale administrative files.
 
 If you move a linked working directory to another file system, or
 within a file system that does not support hard links, you need to run
 at least one git command inside the linked working directory
-(e.g. `git status`) in order to update its entry in $GIT_DIR/worktrees
-so that it does not get automatically removed.
+(e.g. `git status`) in order to update its administrative files in the
+repository so that they do not get automatically pruned.
 
 To prevent a $GIT_DIR/worktrees entry from from being pruned (which
 can be useful in some situations, such as when the
@@ -97,6 +68,37 @@ OPTIONS
 --expire <time>::
 	With `prune`, only expire unused worktrees older than <time>.
 
+DETAILS
+-------
+Each linked working tree has a private sub-directory in the repository's
+$GIT_DIR/worktrees directory.  The private sub-directory's name is usually
+the base name of the linked working tree's path, possibly appended with a
+number to make it unique.  For example, when `$GIT_DIR=/path/main/.git` the
+command `git checkout --to /path/other/test-next next` creates the linked
+working tree in `/path/other/test-next` and also creates a
+`$GIT_DIR/worktrees/test-next` directory (or `$GIT_DIR/worktrees/test-next1`
+if `test-next` is already taken).
+
+Within a linked working tree, $GIT_DIR is set to point to this private
+directory (e.g. `/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next` in the example) and
+$GIT_COMMON_DIR is set to point back to the main working tree's $GIT_DIR
+(e.g. `/path/main/.git`). These settings are made in a `.git` file located at
+the top directory of the linked working tree.
+
+Path resolution via `git rev-parse --git-path` uses either
+$GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR depending on the path. For example, in the
+linked working tree `git rev-parse --git-path HEAD` returns
+`/path/main/.git/worktrees/test-next/HEAD` (not
+`/path/other/test-next/.git/HEAD` or `/path/main/.git/HEAD`) while `git
+rev-parse --git-path refs/heads/master` uses
+$GIT_COMMON_DIR and returns `/path/main/.git/refs/heads/master`,
+since refs are shared across all working trees.
+
+See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for more information. The rule of
+thumb is do not make any assumption about whether a path belongs to
+$GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR when you need to directly access something
+inside $GIT_DIR. Use `git rev-parse --git-path` to get the final path.
+
 BUGS
 ----
 Multiple checkout support for submodules is incomplete. It is NOT
-- 
2.5.0.rc1.197.g417e668

  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-07-06 17:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-07-06 17:30 [PATCH v3 00/23] replace "checkout --to" with "worktree add" Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 01/23] Documentation/git-checkout: fix incorrect worktree prune command Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 02/23] Documentation/git-worktree: associate options with commands Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 03/23] Documentation: move linked worktree description from checkout to worktree Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 04/23] Documentation/git-worktree: add BUGS section Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 06/23] Documentation/git-worktree: add high-level 'lock' overview Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 07/23] Documentation/git-worktree: add EXAMPLES section Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 08/23] checkout: fix bug with --to and relative HEAD Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 09/23] checkout: relocate --to's "no branch specified" check Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 10/23] checkout: prepare_linked_checkout: drop now-unused 'new' argument Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 11/23] checkout: make --to unconditionally verbose Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 12/23] checkout: drop 'checkout_opts' dependency from prepare_linked_checkout Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 13/23] worktree: introduce "add" command Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 14/23] worktree: add --force option Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 15/23] worktree: add --detach option Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 16/23] worktree: add -b/-B options Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 17/23] tests: worktree: retrofit "checkout --to" tests for "worktree add" Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 18/23] checkout: retire --to option Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 19:41   ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-07  7:08     ` Eric Sunshine
2015-07-08 16:58       ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 19/23] checkout: require worktree unconditionally Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 20/23] worktree: extract basename computation to new function Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 21/23] worktree: add: make -b/-B default to HEAD when <branch> is omitted Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 17:30 ` [PATCH v3 22/23] worktree: add: auto-vivify new branch " Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 19:19   ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-07  1:33     ` Eric Sunshine
2015-07-07 16:10       ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-06 17:31 ` [PATCH v3 23/23] checkout: retire --ignore-other-worktrees in favor of --force Eric Sunshine
2015-07-06 19:40   ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-07  8:24     ` Eric Sunshine
2015-07-07  9:41       ` Eric Sunshine
2015-07-07 16:20         ` Junio C Hamano
2015-07-07 23:10           ` Eric Sunshine
2015-07-08  0:43     ` Mark Levedahl

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