wtt - Work Tree Tool

Overview

CLI tool for managing git worktrees using bare clones.

Installation

From a repository checkout:

cargo install --path wtt

Paths

Branch names containing / become subdirectories (e.g., feature/login → ~/devel/myrepo/feature/login/).

Commands

setup

Create bare clone and prepare worktree directory.

wtt setup <REPO> <URL>

• <REPO> - Local name for the repository
• <URL> - Git remote URL to clone
• Clones bare repo to ~/.wtt/bare/<repo>.git
• Creates empty ~/devel/<repo>/ directory

add

Create a worktree.

wtt add [OPTIONS] <BRANCH>

• <BRANCH> - Branch name for the new worktree
• --base <BASE> - Base ref for new branches (default: remote default branch)
• --repo <REPO> - Repository name (default: auto-detected from current directory)
• Auto-detects existing vs new branch:
  • If branch exists (local/remote): checkout
  • If branch doesn't exist: create from base

list

List worktrees.

wtt list [OPTIONS]

• --repo <REPO> - Repository name (default: auto-detected, or list all if outside worktree)

remove

Remove a worktree.

wtt remove [OPTIONS] <BRANCH>

• <BRANCH> - Branch name of the worktree to remove
• --repo <REPO> - Repository name (default: auto-detected from current directory)
• Deletes worktree directory only, does not delete the branch