worktrees

name	worktrees
description	Use when creating, listing, or removing git worktrees for this package — e.g. running parallel branches, isolating an experiment, or executing a plan without disturbing the main checkout. Covers the .worktrees/ layout and per-worktree dependency install. This package has no database, so there is no migration or seeding step.

Git Worktrees

Worktrees let you check out multiple branches at once in sibling directories that share one .git. Keep them under .worktrees/ (gitignored).

Create

# new branch
git worktree add .worktrees/<name> -b <branch>

# existing branch
git worktree add .worktrees/<name> <branch>

Then install dependencies inside the worktree (each worktree has its own gitignored vendor/ and node_modules/):

cd .worktrees/<name>
composer install
npm install

php artisan works immediately — the committed artisan symlink resolves against the worktree's own vendor/bin/testbench. There is no database to migrate or seed.

List

git worktree list

Remove

git worktree remove .worktrees/<name>
git worktree prune   # clean up records of manually deleted directories

Use git worktree remove --force if the worktree has uncommitted changes you intend to discard.