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Problem

Inside a git submodule, wtp cd @ prints the submodule's git directory, <parent>/.git/modules/<name>, instead of the checkout at <parent>/<name>.

In a submodule, git worktree list and git rev-parse --git-common-dir both return .git/modules/<name> as the main worktree, and wtp used that path. That also affects:

  • .wtp.yml is read from .git/modules/<name> instead of the tracked file in the checkout.
  • A relative base_dir is resolved against the git directory.
  • type: copy hooks look for their from files in the git directory.
  • wtp list does not mark @* when you run it from the submodule checkout.

Fix

git.ResolveMainWorktreePath checks whether a path is a git directory: it has a HEAD file and no .git entry. If so, it runs git rev-parse --show-toplevel in that directory, and git returns the checkout from core.worktree. Regular repositories skip the git call. Bare repositories fail --show-toplevel and keep their path.

These functions call it:

  • Repository.GetMainWorktreePath
  • Repository.GetWorktrees
  • parseWorktreesFromOutput in cmd/wtp/list.go

That covers cd, exec, list, remove, add and shell completion.

Tests

  • Integration tests in internal/git: submodule checkout, a linked worktree created from a submodule, a bare repository (path unchanged), and a regular repository (path unchanged).
  • E2E test CDCommandInSubmoduleOutputsSubmoduleCheckout: builds a parent repo with a submodule, runs wtp add, then checks wtp cd @ from the submodule and from the new worktree.
  • The new tests fail with the resolver turned off and pass with it on.
  • go tool task test, go tool task test-e2e and go tool task lint pass. Lint ran with GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.24.13, because the pinned golangci-lint cannot read Go 1.27 export data.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01MsYr3ZhbdxQC3LD9u24MdY

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Corrected path detection for repositories nested as submodules. The cd command now reports the submodule checkout path, including when working with a linked worktree.
    • Normalized the main worktree path shown and used by the app, improving path handling for submodule-based repositories.

In a submodule, git worktree list and git rev-parse --git-common-dir
both return the submodule's git directory (.git/modules/<name>) as the
main worktree. wtp used that path, so `wtp cd @` went to the git
directory, config was read from there, and copy hooks used it as the
source directory.

ResolveMainWorktreePath runs git rev-parse --show-toplevel for a path
that has a HEAD file and no .git entry, and returns the checkout.
GetMainWorktreePath, GetWorktrees and parseWorktreesFromOutput use it.
Regular and bare repositories are unchanged.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MsYr3ZhbdxQC3LD9u24MdY
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The change resolves the main worktree path for submodule checkouts in Git helpers and worktree listing. Integration and end-to-end tests cover submodule checkouts, linked worktrees, and unchanged paths for bare and regular repositories.

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Main worktree path resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve main worktree paths
internal/git/repository.go, cmd/wtp/list.go
GetMainWorktreePath, GetWorktrees, and worktree output parsing resolve the main worktree path with ResolveMainWorktreePath. The function uses git rev-parse --show-toplevel for applicable paths and returns the input path when resolution does not produce a result.

|Submodule path validation
internal/git/repository_integration_test.go, test/e2e/framework/assertions.go, test/e2e/framework/framework.go, test/e2e/shell_test.go|Integration tests cover submodule and linked-worktree path resolution, plus unchanged paths for bare and regular repositories. End-to-end helpers support opening existing repositories, adding submodules, and comparing resolved paths. The shell test checks cd output from a submodule and its linked worktree.|

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In `@internal/git/repository.go`:
- Around line 91-93: Update ResolveMainWorktreePath so its `git rev-parse
--show-toplevel` command runs without inherited GIT_DIR or GIT_WORK_TREE
variables. Filter both variables from the command’s environment while preserving
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Comment thread internal/git/repository.go
…orktree

With GIT_DIR set, for example when wtp runs from a git hook,
git rev-parse --show-toplevel resolved that repository instead of the
directory in cmd.Dir.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MsYr3ZhbdxQC3LD9u24MdY
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