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txg 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Git Worktrees and GitButler

If you want to run some time-consuming tests prior to pushing your bug fix it's convenient to run those in your separate worktree. You can continue working on your original branch while the tests run.

XorNot 8 months ago [–]

The article starts out by talking about the built in git worktree command which will do this for you, and is built into git already.[1]

The question is, if that exists why are the virtual trees meaningfully different?

[1] https://git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree

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