Git Worktree Assistant

This extension aims to make working with worktrees in VS Code easy and accessible, without having to learn the command line interface for worktrees.

WORK IN PROGRESS

This Extension is currently in its very early stages of development and contains a lot of bugs. Use it at your onw risk.

Features

Add new worktrees

Use the Command Palette to create a new worktree with the Add Worktree command. It guides you through the process of picking options or branches for your worktree and suggests a location. The default worktree directory can be adjusted in the extension settings.

Remove worktrees

Use the Remove Worktree command to choose an existing worktree from a list and remove it.

Open a worktree in VS Code

Use the Switch to Worktree or Open Worktree in New Window commands to open the folder or workspace file of a worktree with VS Code.

Requirements

Your Workspace needs to be a git repository and the git command has to be available on your system.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• gitWorktreeAssistant.addWorktree.defaultWorktreeDirectory: The path where worktrees are reccomended to be created (relative to repo root).
• gitWorktreeAssistant.openWorktree.workspaceFileLocation: The path where a *.code-workspace file can be found (relative to worktree root).

Known Issues

If commands do not work for unknown reasons, consider updating your git installation. I used 2.42.0 for development.

Release Notes

These Release Notes document major changes to the extension that change the major or minor version number, e.g. new features.

For all changes, see the change log.

No releases yet... (I regard this as unreleased until major version 1)