6 git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
11 'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear | drop [<stash>] | pop [<stash>])
12 'git-stash' [save [<message>]]
17 Use 'git-stash' when you want to record the current state of the
18 working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
19 working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
20 and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
22 The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
23 `git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored
24 (potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`.
25 Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash
26 save`. A stash is by default listed as "WIP on 'branchname' ...", but
27 you can give a more descriptive message on the command line when
30 The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older
31 stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using
32 the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the most recently
33 created stash, `stash@\{1}` is the one before it, `stash@\{2.hours.ago}`
41 Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git-reset
42 --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
43 subcommand is given. The <message> part is optional and gives
44 the description along with the stashed state.
48 List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
49 with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1}` is
50 the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
51 stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
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55 stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation
56 stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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59 The command takes options applicable to the linkgit:git-log[1]
60 command to control what is shown and how.
64 Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the
65 stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given,
66 shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but
67 it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
68 -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
70 apply [--index] [<stash>]::
72 Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
73 working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
74 one. The working directory must match the index.
76 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
77 by hand in the working tree.
79 If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
80 tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
81 have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
82 longer apply the changes as they were originally).
85 Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
86 be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
90 Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
91 is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}`
95 Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply on top
96 of the current working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given,
97 `stash@\{0}` is assumed. See also `apply`.
103 A stash is represented as a commit whose tree records the state of the
104 working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD` when
105 the stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the
106 state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of
107 the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this:
113 where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
114 of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
121 Pulling into a dirty tree::
123 When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
124 upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
125 doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
126 the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
128 However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
129 the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
130 changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
131 perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
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136 file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
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142 Interrupted workflow::
144 When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
145 demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
146 make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
147 return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
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150 ... hack hack hack ...
151 $ git checkout -b my_wip
152 $ git commit -a -m "WIP"
153 $ git checkout master
155 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
156 $ git checkout my_wip
157 $ git reset --soft HEAD^
158 ... continue hacking ...
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161 You can use `git-stash` to simplify the above, like this:
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164 ... hack hack hack ...
167 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
169 ... continue hacking ...
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174 linkgit:git-checkout[1],
175 linkgit:git-commit[1],
176 linkgit:git-reflog[1],
181 Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com>
185 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite