using-git-worktrees

Git worktrees are multiple working directories linked to a single repository. You need Git worktrees for parallel feature development, hotfixes, and quick experiments to enable branch isolation without switching branches or contaminating your main working tree.

To create isolated Git worktrees, validate a clean main working tree first, then create a new worktree in a parallel directory. This setup workflow prevents branch-switch contamination and allows you to start work on the task immediately in an isolated workspace.

Yes, Git worktree creation requires a clean main working tree. The workflow enforces safety checks to validate the clean state before adding new worktrees, preventing branch contamination and avoiding issues with nesting or submodules in large repos.

Limitations of removing Git worktrees include avoiding nesting and submodules. The removal process enforces safety checks to validate existing worktrees and ensure clean states, preventing contamination when safely removing workspaces used for feature development or hotfixes.

Yes, you can use Git worktrees for quick experiments in large repos. Worktrees provide safe branch isolation by creating parallel directories for a single repository, enabling experiments without switching branches or contaminating your main working tree.