feat: support bare repositories with worktrees #4783
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Summary
Enables lazygit to work with bare Git repositories that use worktrees, fixing crashes when running lazygit from directories containing bare repo + worktree setups. This resolves the "fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree" error that prevents lazygit from starting in these advanced Git workflow scenarios.
Problem solved: Previously, running
lazygit
in a directory like:Would crash with:
fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree
Solution: lazygit now detects the bare repo setup and automatically opens in the appropriate worktree (e.g.,
main
branch).Changes
.bare
,bare.git
,.git
)Test Plan
For reviewers to verify:
go test ./pkg/commands/git_commands/