SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
-'git stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear | drop [<stash>] | pop [<stash>])
-'git stash' [save [<message>]]
+'git stash' list [<options>]
+'git stash' (show | drop | pop ) [<stash>]
+'git stash' apply [--index] [<stash>]
+'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
+'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
+'git stash' clear
+'git stash' create
DESCRIPTION
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stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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+
-The command takes options applicable to the `git-log`
+The command takes options applicable to the 'git-log'
command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1].
show [<stash>]::
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
+ it will accept any format known to 'git-diff' (e.g., `git stash show
-p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
apply [--index] [<stash>]::
have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
longer apply the changes as they were originally).
+branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
+
+ Creates and checks out a new branch named `<branchname>` starting from
+ the commit at which the `<stash>` was originally created, applies the
+ changes recorded in `<stash>` to the new working tree and index, then
+ drops the `<stash>` if that completes successfully. When no `<stash>`
+ is given, applies the latest one.
++
+This is useful if the branch on which you ran `git stash save` has
+changed enough that `git stash apply` fails due to conflicts. Since
+the stash is applied on top of the commit that was HEAD at the time
+`git stash` was run, it restores the originally stashed state with
+no conflicts.
+
clear::
Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
of the current working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given,
`stash@\{0}` is assumed. See also `apply`.
+create::
+
+ Create a stash (which is a regular commit object) and return its
+ object name, without storing it anywhere in the ref namespace.
+
DISCUSSION
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+
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$ git pull
-...
+ ...
file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
$ git stash
$ git pull
return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
+
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-... hack hack hack ...
+# ... hack hack hack ...
$ git checkout -b my_wip
$ git commit -a -m "WIP"
$ git checkout master
$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
$ git checkout my_wip
$ git reset --soft HEAD^
-... continue hacking ...
+# ... continue hacking ...
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+
-You can use `git-stash` to simplify the above, like this:
+You can use 'git-stash' to simplify the above, like this:
+
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-... hack hack hack ...
+# ... hack hack hack ...
$ git stash
$ edit emergency fix
$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
$ git stash apply
-... continue hacking ...
+# ... continue hacking ...
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Testing partial commits::
each change before committing:
+
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-... hack hack hack ...
-$ git add --patch foo
-$ git stash save --keep-index
-$ build && run tests
-$ git commit -m 'First part'
-$ git stash apply
-$ build && run tests
-$ git commit -a -m 'Second part'
+# ... hack hack hack ...
+$ git add --patch foo # add just first part to the index
+$ git stash save --keep-index # save all other changes to the stash
+$ edit/build/test first part
+$ git commit -m 'First part' # commit fully tested change
+$ git stash pop # prepare to work on all other changes
+# ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ...
+$ edit/build/test remaining parts
+$ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
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SEE ALSO