6 git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
11 'git-stash' (save | list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
16 Use 'git-stash' when you want to record the current state of the
17 working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
18 working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
19 and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
21 The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
22 `git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored
23 (potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`.
24 Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash
27 The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older
28 stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using
29 the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@\{1}` is the most recently
30 created stash, `stash@\{2}` is the one before it, `stash@\{2.hours.ago}`
38 Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git-reset
39 --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
44 List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
45 with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1} is
46 the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
47 stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
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51 stash@{0}: submit: 6ebd0e2... Add git-stash
52 stash@{1}: master: 9cc0589... Merge branch 'master' of gfi
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57 Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the the
58 stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given,
59 shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but
60 it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
61 -p stash@\{2}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
65 Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
66 working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
67 one. The working directory must match the index.
69 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
70 by hand in the working tree.
73 Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
74 be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
80 A stash is represented as a commit whose tree records the state of the
81 working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD` when
82 the stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the
83 state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of
84 the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this:
90 where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
91 of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
98 Pulling into a dirty tree::
100 When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
101 upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
102 doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
103 the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
105 However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
106 the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
107 changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
108 perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
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113 file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
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119 Interrupted workflow::
121 When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
122 demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
123 make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
124 return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
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127 ... hack hack hack ...
128 $ git checkout -b my_wip
129 $ git commit -a -m "WIP"
130 $ git checkout master
132 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
133 $ git checkout my_wip
134 $ git reset --soft HEAD^
135 ... continue hacking ...
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138 You can use `git-stash` to simplify the above, like this:
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141 ... hack hack hack ...
144 $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
146 ... continue hacking ...
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151 gitlink:git-checkout[1],
152 gitlink:git-commit[1],
153 gitlink:git-reflog[1],
158 Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com>
162 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite