By default, "git worktree add" refuses to create a new worktree when
the requested branch is already checked out elsewhere. Add a --force
option to override this safeguard.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com>
---
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 8 +++++++-
 builtin/worktree.c             | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 59191f9..552c8e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple worktrees
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git worktree add' <path> <branch>
+'git worktree add' [-f] <path> <branch>
 'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ Prune working tree information in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
+-f::
+--force::
+       By default, `add` refuses to create a new worktree when `<branch>`
+       is already checked out by another worktree. This option overrides
+       that safeguard.
+
 -n::
 --dry-run::
        With `prune`, do not remove anything; just report what it would
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index b82861e..c9d6462 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "run-command.h"
 
 static const char * const worktree_usage[] = {
-       N_("git worktree add <path> <branch>"),
+       N_("git worktree add [<options>] <path> <branch>"),
        N_("git worktree prune [<options>]"),
        NULL
 };
@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ static int prune(int ac, const char **av, const char 
*prefix)
 static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 {
        struct child_process c;
+       int force = 0;
        const char *path, *branch;
        struct argv_array cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
        struct option options[] = {
+               OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("checkout <branch> even if already 
checked out in other worktree")),
                OPT_END()
        };
 
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 
        argv_array_push(&cmd, "checkout");
        argv_array_pushl(&cmd, "--to", path, NULL);
+       if (force)
+               argv_array_push(&cmd, "--ignore-other-worktrees");
        argv_array_push(&cmd, branch);
 
        memset(&c, 0, sizeof(c));
-- 
2.5.0.rc1.197.g417e668

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