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Stash only the changes that are staged. This mode allows to easily stash-out for later reuse some changes unrelated to the current work in progress. Unlike 'stash push --patch', --staged supports use of any tool to select the changes to stash-out, including, but not limited to 'git add --interactive'. Signed-off-by: Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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git-stash(1)
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============
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NAME
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----
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git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git stash' list [<log-options>]
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'git stash' show [-u|--include-untracked|--only-untracked] [<diff-options>] [<stash>]
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'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
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'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
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'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
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'git stash' [push [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
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[-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]
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[--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
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[--] [<pathspec>...]]
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'git stash' clear
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'git stash' create [<message>]
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'git stash' store [-m|--message <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Use `git stash` when you want to record the current state of the
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working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
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working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
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and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
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The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
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`git stash list`, inspected with `git stash show`, and restored
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(potentially on top of a different commit) with `git stash apply`.
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Calling `git stash` without any arguments is equivalent to `git stash push`.
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A stash is by default listed as "WIP on 'branchname' ...", but
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you can give a more descriptive message on the command line when
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you create one.
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The latest stash you created is stored in `refs/stash`; older
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stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using
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the usual reflog syntax (e.g. `stash@{0}` is the most recently
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created stash, `stash@{1}` is the one before it, `stash@{2.hours.ago}`
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is also possible). Stashes may also be referenced by specifying just the
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stash index (e.g. the integer `n` is equivalent to `stash@{n}`).
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COMMANDS
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push [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [-m|--message <message>] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] [--] [<pathspec>...]::
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Save your local modifications to a new 'stash entry' and roll them
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back to HEAD (in the working tree and in the index).
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The <message> part is optional and gives
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the description along with the stashed state.
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For quickly making a snapshot, you can omit "push". In this mode,
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non-option arguments are not allowed to prevent a misspelled
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subcommand from making an unwanted stash entry. The two exceptions to this
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are `stash -p` which acts as alias for `stash push -p` and pathspec elements,
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which are allowed after a double hyphen `--` for disambiguation.
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save [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
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This option is deprecated in favour of 'git stash push'. It
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differs from "stash push" in that it cannot take pathspec.
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Instead, all non-option arguments are concatenated to form the stash
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message.
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list [<log-options>]::
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List the stash entries that you currently have. Each 'stash entry' is
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listed with its name (e.g. `stash@{0}` is the latest entry, `stash@{1}` is
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the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the
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entry was made, and a short description of the commit the entry was
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based on.
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stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation
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stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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The command takes options applicable to the 'git log'
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command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1].
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show [-u|--include-untracked|--only-untracked] [<diff-options>] [<stash>]::
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Show the changes recorded in the stash entry as a diff between the
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stashed contents and the commit back when the stash entry was first
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created.
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By default, the command shows the diffstat, but it will accept any
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format known to 'git diff' (e.g., `git stash show -p stash@{1}`
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to view the second most recent entry in patch form).
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If no `<diff-option>` is provided, the default behavior will be given
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by the `stash.showStat`, and `stash.showPatch` config variables. You
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can also use `stash.showIncludeUntracked` to set whether
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`--include-untracked` is enabled by default.
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pop [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
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Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply it
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on top of the current working tree state, i.e., do the inverse
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operation of `git stash push`. The working directory must
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match the index.
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Applying the state can fail with conflicts; in this case, it is not
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removed from the stash list. You need to resolve the conflicts by hand
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and call `git stash drop` manually afterwards.
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apply [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
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Like `pop`, but do not remove the state from the stash list. Unlike `pop`,
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`<stash>` may be any commit that looks like a commit created by
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`stash push` or `stash create`.
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branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
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Creates and checks out a new branch named `<branchname>` starting from
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the commit at which the `<stash>` was originally created, applies the
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changes recorded in `<stash>` to the new working tree and index.
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If that succeeds, and `<stash>` is a reference of the form
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`stash@{<revision>}`, it then drops the `<stash>`.
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This is useful if the branch on which you ran `git stash push` has
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changed enough that `git stash apply` fails due to conflicts. Since
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the stash entry is applied on top of the commit that was HEAD at the
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time `git stash` was run, it restores the originally stashed state
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with no conflicts.
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clear::
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Remove all the stash entries. Note that those entries will then
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be subject to pruning, and may be impossible to recover (see
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'Examples' below for a possible strategy).
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drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
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Remove a single stash entry from the list of stash entries.
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create::
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Create a stash entry (which is a regular commit object) and
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return its object name, without storing it anywhere in the ref
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namespace.
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This is intended to be useful for scripts. It is probably not
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the command you want to use; see "push" above.
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store::
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Store a given stash created via 'git stash create' (which is a
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dangling merge commit) in the stash ref, updating the stash
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reflog. This is intended to be useful for scripts. It is
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probably not the command you want to use; see "push" above.
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OPTIONS
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-a::
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--all::
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This option is only valid for `push` and `save` commands.
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All ignored and untracked files are also stashed and then cleaned
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up with `git clean`.
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-u::
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--include-untracked::
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--no-include-untracked::
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When used with the `push` and `save` commands,
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all untracked files are also stashed and then cleaned up with
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`git clean`.
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When used with the `show` command, show the untracked files in the stash
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entry as part of the diff.
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--only-untracked::
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This option is only valid for the `show` command.
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Show only the untracked files in the stash entry as part of the diff.
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--index::
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This option is only valid for `pop` and `apply` commands.
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Tries to reinstate not only the working tree's changes, but also
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the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you have conflicts
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(which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no longer
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apply the changes as they were originally).
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-k::
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--keep-index::
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--no-keep-index::
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This option is only valid for `push` and `save` commands.
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All changes already added to the index are left intact.
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-p::
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--patch::
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This option is only valid for `push` and `save` commands.
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Interactively select hunks from the diff between HEAD and the
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working tree to be stashed. The stash entry is constructed such
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that its index state is the same as the index state of your
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repository, and its worktree contains only the changes you selected
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interactively. The selected changes are then rolled back from your
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worktree. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of linkgit:git-add[1]
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to learn how to operate the `--patch` mode.
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The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`. You can use
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`--no-keep-index` to override this.
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-S::
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--staged::
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This option is only valid for `push` and `save` commands.
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Stash only the changes that are currently staged. This is similar to
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basic `git commit` except the state is committed to the stash instead
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of current branch.
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The `--patch` option has priority over this one.
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--pathspec-from-file=<file>::
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This option is only valid for `push` command.
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Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If
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`<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
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elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be
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quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
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(see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and
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global `--literal-pathspecs`.
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--pathspec-file-nul::
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This option is only valid for `push` command.
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Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are
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separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken
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literally (including newlines and quotes).
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-q::
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--quiet::
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This option is only valid for `apply`, `drop`, `pop`, `push`,
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`save`, `store` commands.
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Quiet, suppress feedback messages.
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\--::
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This option is only valid for `push` command.
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Separates pathspec from options for disambiguation purposes.
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<pathspec>...::
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This option is only valid for `push` command.
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The new stash entry records the modified states only for the files
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that match the pathspec. The index entries and working tree files
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are then rolled back to the state in HEAD only for these files,
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too, leaving files that do not match the pathspec intact.
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For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
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<stash>::
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This option is only valid for `apply`, `branch`, `drop`, `pop`,
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`show` commands.
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A reference of the form `stash@{<revision>}`. When no `<stash>` is
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given, the latest stash is assumed (that is, `stash@{0}`).
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DISCUSSION
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----------
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A stash entry is represented as a commit whose tree records the state
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of the working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD`
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when the entry was created. The tree of the second parent records the
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state of the index when the entry is made, and it is made a child of
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the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this:
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.----W
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/ /
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-----H----I
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where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
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of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
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tree.
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EXAMPLES
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Pulling into a dirty tree::
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When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
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upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
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doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
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the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
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However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
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the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
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changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
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perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
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$ git pull
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file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
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$ git stash
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$ git pull
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$ git stash pop
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Interrupted workflow::
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When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
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demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would
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make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
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return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
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# ... hack hack hack ...
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$ git switch -c my_wip
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$ git commit -a -m "WIP"
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$ git switch master
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$ edit emergency fix
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$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
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$ git switch my_wip
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$ git reset --soft HEAD^
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# ... continue hacking ...
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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You can use 'git stash' to simplify the above, like this:
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# ... hack hack hack ...
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$ git stash
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$ edit emergency fix
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$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
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$ git stash pop
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# ... continue hacking ...
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Testing partial commits::
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You can use `git stash push --keep-index` when you want to make two or
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more commits out of the changes in the work tree, and you want to test
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each change before committing:
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# ... hack hack hack ...
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$ git add --patch foo # add just first part to the index
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$ git stash push --keep-index # save all other changes to the stash
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$ edit/build/test first part
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$ git commit -m 'First part' # commit fully tested change
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$ git stash pop # prepare to work on all other changes
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# ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ...
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$ edit/build/test remaining parts
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$ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Saving unrelated changes for future use::
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When you are in the middle of massive changes and you find some
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unrelated issue that you don't want to forget to fix, you can do the
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change(s), stage them, and use `git stash push --staged` to stash them
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out for future use. This is similar to committing the staged changes,
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only the commit ends-up being in the stash and not on the current branch.
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# ... hack hack hack ...
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$ git add --patch foo # add unrelated changes to the index
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$ git stash push --staged # save these changes to the stash
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# ... hack hack hack, finish curent changes ...
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$ git commit -m 'Massive' # commit fully tested changes
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$ git switch fixup-branch # switch to another branch
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$ git stash pop # to finish work on the saved changes
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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Recovering stash entries that were cleared/dropped erroneously::
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If you mistakenly drop or clear stash entries, they cannot be recovered
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through the normal safety mechanisms. However, you can try the
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following incantation to get a list of stash entries that are still in
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your repository, but not reachable any more:
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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git fsck --unreachable |
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grep commit | cut -d\ -f3 |
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xargs git log --merges --no-walk --grep=WIP
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-checkout[1],
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linkgit:git-commit[1],
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linkgit:git-reflog[1],
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linkgit:git-reset[1],
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linkgit:git-switch[1]
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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