Label Worktrees while in Terminal

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Feature request for product/service

AI Models

Describe the request

Can we have an indicator in Terminal that shows what worktree we are currently in? I keep putting the wrong items into terminal when I am in a worktree that it doesn’t belong in. Thanks

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Hey @Aerospace!

Since these are just regular git worktrees, the simplest way to get an always-visible indicator today is to have your shell prompt label them for you.

If you already use a git-aware prompt (Starship, oh-my-zsh, powerlevel10k), you get this for free. The branch name shows up automatically, and the branch is the most meaningful label anyway, since the worktree folder names are auto-generated.

If you’d prefer an explicit badge that appears only when you’re inside a worktree, add the following to your shell profile.

For zsh (~/.zshrc):

setopt PROMPT_SUBST
worktree_badge() {
  [ "$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)" = "$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir 2>/dev/null)" ] && return
  echo "[worktree: $(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)] "
}
PROMPT='$(worktree_badge)'"$PROMPT"

For bash (~/.bashrc):

worktree_badge() {
  [ "$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)" = "$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir 2>/dev/null)" ] && return
  echo "[worktree: $(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)] "
}
PS1='$(worktree_badge)'"$PS1"

That said, a ready-made setup like oh-my-zsh or Starship is much less work than maintaining your own snippet, and it handles the edge cases for you!

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You totally rock!! Thanks. Having my Grok Build die on me last night was terrifying. I didn’t realize that I have to manually clean the .bin and .obj folders.