SYNOPSIS
--------
[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 ) [<stash>]
+'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [<stash>]
+'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
+'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
+'git stash' clear
+'git stash' create
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Use 'git-stash' 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.
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`.
-Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash
-save`. A stash is by default listed as "WIP on 'branchname' ...", but
+`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 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.
OPTIONS
-------
-save [<message>]::
+save [--keep-index] [<message>]::
- Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git-reset
+ Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
--hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
subcommand is given. The <message> part is optional and gives
the description along with the stashed state.
++
+If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the
+index are left intact.
list [<options>]::
stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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+
-The command takes options applicable to the linkgit:git-log[1]
-command to control what is shown and how.
+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>]::
+pop [<stash>]::
- 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.
+ Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply it
+ on top of the current working tree state, i.e., do the inverse
+ operation of `git stash save`. The working directory must
+ match the index.
+
-This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
-by hand in the working tree.
+Applying the state can fail with conflicts; in this case, it is not
+removed from the stash list. You need to resolve the conflicts by hand
+and call `git stash drop` manually afterwards.
+
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).
++
+When no `<stash>` is given, `stash@\{0}` is assumed.
+
+apply [--index] [<stash>]::
+
+ Like `pop`, but do not remove the state from the stash list.
+
+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
Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}`
-pop [<stash>]::
+create::
- Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply on top
- of the current working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given,
- `stash@\{0}` is assumed. See also `apply`.
+ 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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$ git pull
-...
+ ...
file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
$ git stash
$ git pull
-$ git stash apply
+$ git stash pop
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Interrupted workflow::
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 ...
+$ git stash pop
+# ... continue hacking ...
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Testing partial commits::
+
+You can use `git stash save --keep-index` when you want to make two or
+more commits out of the changes in the work tree, and you want to test
+each change before committing:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+# ... 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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