How to change head location to another folder?

Question

My master branch is currently syncing with a local folder W:\folder2.

I'd like my master branch to sync with local folder W:\folder1 instead.

How can I do this?

I was playing around, while learning, in GitShell with git worktree add <second path> and git checkout master and git checkout -b <new branch> commands.

Before, my master branch was synced with local folder W:\folder1.
Now it's synced with local folder W:\folder2.

I think I accidentally switched something.

How do I switch it back?

Branches in git are not folders !!! you are confusing branches with folders — CodeWizard, Mar 24 '16 at 17:00
Thank you ... I'll remember this moving forward ... do you hear my concern? — codr, Mar 24 '16 at 17:03
@CodeWizard, [worktrees let you check additional branches at separate paths](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree) — steveax, Mar 24 '16 at 17:04
I agree @steveax but he has confusing branches with folders. — CodeWizard, Mar 24 '16 at 17:09

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 24 '16 at 17:45

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`git worktree`

Git worktree was introduced in 2007 under the contrib folder in git repo and was called new-workdir.

In git V2.5 it was named worktree and it allow you to have multiple instances of the same repository across different folders.

for example:

git worktree add <second path>

will create another folder on your computer which allow you to work on different branch simultaneously.

If you want to remove the worktree use the prune subcommand

prune
Prune working tree information in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.

Another option to remove it is to delete the .git/worktrees folder

edited Mar 24 '16 at 17:45

Dan Lowe

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How do I remove all worktrees except one local folder W:\folder1? – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:06
Use the prune flag – CodeWizard Mar 24 '16 at 17:06
I'd simply like my master branch to be syncing with one local folder – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:06
What's the syntax for a prune subcommand? "git --prune "? – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:07
So delete the other one. see the last line of the answer – CodeWizard Mar 24 '16 at 17:08
Where is this folder? I don't see it locally – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:09
Under the original repo you started with – CodeWizard Mar 24 '16 at 17:09
I don't see this folder – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:10
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/107253/discussion-between-faalbane-and-codewizard). – codr Mar 24 '16 at 17:10

How to change head location to another folder?

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git worktree

`git worktree`