--------
[verse]
'git stash' list [<options>]
-'git stash' (show | drop | pop ) [<stash>]
-'git stash' apply [--index] [<stash>]
+'git stash' show [<stash>]
+'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
+'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
+'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
'git stash' clear
'git stash' create
OPTIONS
-------
-save [--keep-index] [<message>]::
+save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
--hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
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 [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<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] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
+
+ Like `pop`, but do not remove the state from the stash list.
branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
clear::
Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
- be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
+ be subject to pruning, and may be impossible to recover (see
+ 'Examples' below for a possible strategy).
-drop [<stash>]::
+drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
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>]::
-
- 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::
Create a stash (which is a regular commit object) and return its
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
$ git pull
-...
+ ...
file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
$ git stash
$ git pull
-$ git stash apply
+$ git stash pop
----------------------------------------------------------------
Interrupted workflow::
return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
-... 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 ...
----------------------------------------------------------------
+
You can use 'git-stash' to simplify the above, like this:
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
-... 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::
each change before committing:
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
-... hack hack hack ...
+# ... 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 foo -m 'First part' # commit fully tested change
+$ 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 ...
+# ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ...
$ edit/build/test remaining parts
$ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
----------------------------------------------------------------
+Recovering stashes that were cleared/dropped erroneously::
+
+If you mistakenly drop or clear stashes, they cannot be recovered
+through the normal safety mechanisms. However, you can try the
+following incantation to get a list of stashes that are still in your
+repository, but not reachable any more:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+git fsck --unreachable |
+grep commit | cut -d\ -f3 |
+xargs git log --merges --no-walk --grep=WIP
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-checkout[1],