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The Takeaway
Worktrees aren’t a niche add-on. They’re the name for the checkout you already use, plus a way to add more checkouts without cloning again. Keep the mental model in your head—shared history, separate working state—and Git’s guardrails (like one branch per worktree) stop feeling arbitrary and start feeling helpful.
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