Git worktree: work with two or more branches at once

git worktree is a command that allows you to work with two or more branches at the same time.

With the command git worktree add you can create a new directory with the same repository as the current one, but with a different branch.

For example, create a copy of this repository in the branch fix/quick-fix in the ../go-study-2 directory and with origin/main branch as source:

git worktree add -b fix/quick-fix ../go-study-2 origin/main

# Alternatively, you can create a new work tree without creating a new branch
git worktree add ../go-study-2 origin/main

Now, if you go to the ../go-study-2 directory you can work in the new branch:

cd ../go-study-2 && code .

The git worktree list command list all worktrees related to the current repository:

git worktree list

The git worktree remove command remove a worktree:

git worktree remove go-study-2

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