SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-stash' (save | list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
+'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
+'git-stash' [save] [message...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Use 'git-stash save' when you want to record the current state of the
+Use 'git-stash' when you want to record the current state of the
working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
`git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored
(potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`.
Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash
-list`.
+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 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}`
+the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the most recently
+created stash, `stash@\{1}` is the one before it, `stash@\{2.hours.ago}`
is also possible).
OPTIONS
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
+ 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
----------------------------------------------------------------
show [<stash>]::
- Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the the
+ Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between 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).
+ -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
-apply [<stash>]::
+apply [--index] [<stash>]::
Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
+
This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
by hand in the working tree.
++
+If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
+tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
+have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
+longer apply the changes as they were originally).
clear::
Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
.----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