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fix: stage removed worktrees in .git/wt-trash/ instead of sibling path#1583

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Summary

  • Moves the rename-based staging directory from a visible sibling path (project.wt-removing-<timestamp>) into .git/wt-trash/, hiding it from the user's workspace
  • Adds Repository::wt_trash_dir() accessor following the existing wt_logs_dir() pattern
  • Falls back to legacy git worktree remove if the trash directory can't be created
  • The .git/ directory is always on the same filesystem as worktrees, so the instant rename guarantee is preserved

Context

Users reported confusion when seeing .wt-removing-* directories in their workspace after wt remove (#1572). By staging in .git/wt-trash/ instead, the directory is completely hidden — even if the background rm -rf is slow or gets interrupted.

Test plan

  • Unit tests for generate_removing_path and build_remove_command_staged updated and passing
  • All 105 remove-related integration tests passing
  • test_remove_background_path_gone_immediately — verifies instant removal still works
  • test_remove_background_fallback_on_rename_failure — verifies fallback when staging path is blocked
  • test_remove_stale_staging_dir_from_crashed_removal — verifies stale dirs land inside .git/

Closes #1572

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Move the rename-based staging directory from a visible sibling path
(e.g., `project.wt-removing-1234`) to `.git/wt-trash/` where it is
hidden from the user's workspace. The .git directory is always on the
same filesystem as worktrees, so the instant rename guarantee is
preserved.

Closes #1572

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The doc comment on generate_removing_path claims .git/ is always on the same filesystem as the worktree, but that's only guaranteed for the main worktree. Linked worktrees can live on different mount points — in which case rename() fails with EXDEV and the fallback handles it correctly. The comment should reflect this.

worktrunk-bot and others added 2 commits March 17, 2026 06:52
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Let create_dir_all failure fall through to the rename, which will fail
and hit the existing legacy fallback. Removes a redundant error branch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
worktrunk-bot added a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 17, 2026
The review bot incorrectly resolved its own technically-correct suggestion
on PR #1583. It had correctly identified that linked worktrees can be on
different mount points (EXDEV on rename), but in a later incremental
review run it accepted the author's less accurate doc comment claiming
".git/ is always on the same filesystem" and resolved the thread.

Add guidance to Step 6 (thread resolution) requiring:
- Verification that the substance was addressed, not just reworded
- Extra skepticism on self-authored PRs where the bot is both author
  and reviewer, creating a bias toward accepting its own code's claims

Evidence: run 23182191893, PR #1583, session e2cae4a2

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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what other paths in .git do we write to?

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We currently write to four paths under .git/:

Path Purpose
wt-logs/ Post-start command logs, verbose logs (-vv), diagnostic reports
wt-cache/summaries Cached worktree summaries for wt list
wt-cache/ci-status CI status cache for wt list
wt-promote-staging/ Temporary staging for wt step promote
wt-relocate-tmp/ Temporary staging for wt relocate

And this PR adds wt-trash/ as the sixth. All follow the same pattern — git_common_dir().join("wt-<name>") so they're centralized in the main worktree's .git/ and shared across linked worktrees.

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is this standard?

should we have a .git/wt path?

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Good idea — we've accumulated six wt-* siblings in .git/:

Current Proposed
wt-logs/ wt/logs/
wt-cache/summaries/ wt/cache/summaries/
wt-cache/ci-status/ wt/cache/ci-status/
wt-promote-staging/ wt/promote-staging/
wt-relocate-tmp/ wt/relocate-tmp/
wt-trash/ (this PR) wt/trash/

A single .git/wt/ parent would be tidier. Happy to do that consolidation here or as a follow-up — the rename is mechanical but touches ~15 files. What's your preference?

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After removing a worktree, there is a remaining folder with removing - why?

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