feat: parsec start --branch for existing branches#47
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Allow `parsec start` to attach to an existing local or remote branch instead of always creating a new one. If the branch exists only on remote, it is fetched and tracked automatically. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
--branchflag toparsec startthat creates a worktree from an existing local or remote branch instead of creating a new oneCloses #46
Changes
src/git/mod.rs— Newworktree_add_existing()function handling local/remote branch resolutionsrc/worktree/manager.rs—create()acceptsexisting_branchparametersrc/cli/mod.rs—--branchflag onStartcommand variantsrc/cli/commands.rs— Passexisting_branchthrough to managerREADME.md— Updated docs with--branchexamplesdocs/index.html— Added feature card and comparison table rowUsage
Test plan
parsec start TEST-1 --branch <existing-local-branch>creates worktree correctlyparsec start TEST-2 --branch <remote-only-branch>fetches and creates worktreeparsec start TEST-3 --branch nonexistentgives clear errorcargo build && cargo clippy && cargo fmt --checkall pass🤖 Generated with Claude Code