6 git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
11 'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
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
47 List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
48 with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1} is
49 the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
50 stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
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54 stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation
55 stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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60 Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the the
61 stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given,
62 shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but
63 it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
64 -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
68 Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
69 working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
70 one. The working directory must match the index.
72 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
73 by hand in the working tree.
76 Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
77 be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
83 A stash is represented as a commit whose tree records the state of the
84 working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD` when
85 the stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the
86 state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of
87 the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this:
93 where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
94 of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
101 Pulling into a dirty tree::
103 When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
104 upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
105 doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
106 the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
108 However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
109 the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
110 changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
111 perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
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116 file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
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122 Interrupted workflow::
124 When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
125 demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
126 make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
127 return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
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130 ... hack hack hack ...
131 $ git checkout -b my_wip
132 $ git commit -a -m "WIP"
133 $ git checkout master
135 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
136 $ git checkout my_wip
137 $ git reset --soft HEAD^
138 ... continue hacking ...
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141 You can use `git-stash` to simplify the above, like this:
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144 ... hack hack hack ...
147 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
149 ... continue hacking ...
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154 gitlink:git-checkout[1],
155 gitlink:git-commit[1],
156 gitlink:git-reflog[1],
161 Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com>
165 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite