Converting Existing Repos

wt init [--dry-run] [-y]

Converts a standard git repository to bare worktree structure.

Options

Flag	Purpose
`--dry-run`	Show what would happen without making changes
`-y`	Skip confirmation prompt

Moves .git/ to .bare/
Creates .git file pointing to .bare/
Creates worktree for current branch
Copies untracked/ignored files to worktree (preserves .env, build artifacts, etc.)
Removes orphaned files from project root

cd ~/repos/existing-project
wt init --dry-run    # preview changes
wt init -y           # convert without prompting

After conversion:

existing-project/
├── .bare/           # was .git/
├── .git             # file pointing to .bare/
└── main/            # worktree with your files