6 git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
11 'git stash' list [<options>]
12 'git stash' (show | drop | pop ) [<stash>]
13 'git stash' apply [--index] [<stash>]
14 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
15 'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
22 Use 'git stash' when you want to record the current state of the
23 working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
24 working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
25 and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
27 The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
28 `git stash list`, inspected with `git stash show`, and restored
29 (potentially on top of a different commit) with `git stash apply`.
30 Calling `git stash` without any arguments is equivalent to `git stash save`.
31 A stash is by default listed as "WIP on 'branchname' ...", but
32 you can give a more descriptive message on the command line when
35 The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older
36 stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using
37 the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the most recently
38 created stash, `stash@\{1}` is the one before it, `stash@\{2.hours.ago}`
44 save [--keep-index] [<message>]::
46 Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
47 --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
48 subcommand is given. The <message> part is optional and gives
49 the description along with the stashed state.
51 If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the
52 index are left intact.
56 List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
57 with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1}` is
58 the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
59 stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
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63 stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation
64 stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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67 The command takes options applicable to the 'git-log'
68 command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1].
72 Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the
73 stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given,
74 shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but
75 it will accept any format known to 'git-diff' (e.g., `git stash show
76 -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
78 apply [--index] [<stash>]::
80 Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
81 working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
82 one. The working directory must match the index.
84 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
85 by hand in the working tree.
87 If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
88 tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
89 have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
90 longer apply the changes as they were originally).
92 branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
94 Creates and checks out a new branch named `<branchname>` starting from
95 the commit at which the `<stash>` was originally created, applies the
96 changes recorded in `<stash>` to the new working tree and index, then
97 drops the `<stash>` if that completes successfully. When no `<stash>`
98 is given, applies the latest one.
100 This is useful if the branch on which you ran `git stash save` has
101 changed enough that `git stash apply` fails due to conflicts. Since
102 the stash is applied on top of the commit that was HEAD at the time
103 `git stash` was run, it restores the originally stashed state with
107 Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
108 be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
112 Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
113 is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}`
117 Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply on top
118 of the current working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given,
119 `stash@\{0}` is assumed. See also `apply`.
123 Create a stash (which is a regular commit object) and return its
124 object name, without storing it anywhere in the ref namespace.
130 A stash is represented as a commit whose tree records the state of the
131 working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD` when
132 the stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the
133 state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of
134 the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this:
140 where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
141 of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
148 Pulling into a dirty tree::
150 When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
151 upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
152 doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
153 the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
155 However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
156 the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
157 changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
158 perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
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163 file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
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169 Interrupted workflow::
171 When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
172 demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
173 make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
174 return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
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177 # ... hack hack hack ...
178 $ git checkout -b my_wip
179 $ git commit -a -m "WIP"
180 $ git checkout master
182 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
183 $ git checkout my_wip
184 $ git reset --soft HEAD^
185 # ... continue hacking ...
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188 You can use 'git-stash' to simplify the above, like this:
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191 # ... hack hack hack ...
194 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
196 # ... continue hacking ...
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199 Testing partial commits::
201 You can use `git stash save --keep-index` when you want to make two or
202 more commits out of the changes in the work tree, and you want to test
203 each change before committing:
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206 # ... hack hack hack ...
207 $ git add --patch foo # add just first part to the index
208 $ git stash save --keep-index # save all other changes to the stash
209 $ edit/build/test first part
210 $ git commit -m 'First part' # commit fully tested change
211 $ git stash pop # prepare to work on all other changes
212 # ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ...
213 $ edit/build/test remaining parts
214 $ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
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219 linkgit:git-checkout[1],
220 linkgit:git-commit[1],
221 linkgit:git-reflog[1],
226 Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com>
230 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite