Grove

Grove is a CLI tool for managing Git worktrees. It is built for creating, listing, pruning, syncing, and navigating worktrees from anywhere in a project, so common worktree tasks can be handled without leaving the terminal.

Its command set includes initialization of a new worktree setup from a Git URL, adding a worktree for a branch, opening a shell session in a worktree with go, listing worktrees with ls, syncing the bare clone with origin, pruning worktrees, removing one or more worktrees, and checking version or help information. When a branch name is omitted, Grove can generate a default adjective-noun name; if a .groverc file defines a branchPrefix, that prefix is prepended to the branch name while the generated directory name stays unchanged. The same configuration file can also define bootstrap commands that run in a new worktree, and those commands are described as portable across Linux, macOS, and Windows, using executable-and-arguments only. If one bootstrap command fails, Grove continues and reports a partial bootstrap state.

The tool supports navigation by branch name or partial branch name, including nested branches, and it opens a new shell session in the chosen worktree directory. Listing supports detailed and dirty-only views. Pruning supports dry runs, removal of branches merged to a base branch, age-based removal, and a configurable base branch. Removal commands accept multiple names, can force deletion with uncommitted changes, and can skip confirmation for clean worktrees. Grove also includes self-update commands for updating to the latest version, a specific version, or a pull request build that requires GitHub CLI.

Distribution is through a single binary with no dependencies, available for Linux x64 and arm64, macOS x64 and arm64, and Windows x64. Installation is shown with a curl pipe to sh command. The page identifies Grove as a CLI tool for managing Git worktrees, and it is made by captainsafia.