SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-stash'
-'git-stash' [list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear]
+'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
+'git-stash' [save] [message...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
`git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored
-(potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`
-commands. The default operation when called without options is to
-save the changes away.
+(potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`.
+Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash
+save`. A stash is by default listed as "WIP on 'branchname' ...", but
+you can give a more descriptive message on the command line when
+you create one.
The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older
-stashes are found in the reflog of this refererence and can be named using
-the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@{1}` is the stash one previously made,
-`stash@{2}` is the one before it, `stash@{2.hours.ago}` is also possible).
+stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using
+the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@\{1}` is the most recently
+created stash, `stash@\{2}` is the one before it, `stash@\{2.hours.ago}`
+is also possible).
OPTIONS
-------
-(no subcommand)::
+save::
Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git-reset
- --hard` to revert them.
+ --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
+ subcommand is given.
list::
List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
- with its name (e.g. `stash@{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@{1} is
- the one before), the name of the branch that was current when the
+ with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1} is
+ the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
based on.
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
-stash@{0}: submit: 6ebd0e2... Add git-stash
-stash@{1}: master: 9cc0589... Merge branch 'master' of gfi
+stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation
+stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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show [<stash>]::
- Show the changes recorded in the stash. When no `<stash>` is given,
- shows the latest one. By default, the command shows diffstat, but
- you can add `-p` option (i.e. `git stash show -p stash@{2}`) to view
- it in patch form.
+ Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the the
+ stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given,
+ shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but
+ it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
+ -p stash@\{2}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
apply [<stash>]::
- Restores the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
+ Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
- one. The working directory must match the index. When the changes
- conflict, you need to resolve them by hand and mark the result with
- `git add` as usual. When the changes are cleanly merged, your
- earlier local changes stored in the stash becomes the differences
- between the index and the working tree (i.e. `git diff`), except
- that newly created files are registered in the index (i.e. `git diff
- --cached` is necessary to review the newly added files).
+ one. The working directory must match the index.
++
+This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
+by hand in the working tree.
clear::
- Removes all the stashed states.
+ Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
+ be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
DISCUSSION
.----W
/ /
- ...--H----I
+ -----H----I
where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
Pulling into a dirty tree::
When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
-changes that possibly are relevant to what you are doing in the
-upstream. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
+upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
+doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
+
However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
-changes. In such a case, you can first stash your changes away,
+changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
+
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Interrupted workflow::
When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
-demands you to fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
+demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
-come back to make the emergency fix, like this:
+return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
+
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