gwm is a Git worktree manager offering command-line and terminal interfaces for managing worktrees across projects.
It uses native libgit2 operations and provides configurable bootstrap tasks, lifecycle hooks, workspace support, and safety features.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Manage Git worktrees using CLI and terminal interfaces.
- Native worktree operations through libgit2.
- Multi-repository workspace mode.
- Per-repository and user-level configuration.
- Configurable bootstrap tasks and lifecycle hooks.
- Create isolated worktrees for reviewing pull requests.
- Synchronise branches using rebase or merge workflows.
- Run commands and clean build artefacts across worktrees.
- Configurable themes and key bindings for the terminal interface.
- Undo and history functionality for recovering from removals.
Website: github.com/kbrdn1/gwm-cli
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Developer: Kylian Bardini
License: MIT License

gwm is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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