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1 | git-stash(1) |
2 | ============ | |
3 | ||
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away | |
7 | ||
8 | SYNOPSIS | |
9 | -------- | |
10 | [verse] | |
a5ab00c5 | 11 | 'git stash' list [<options>] |
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12 | 'git stash' ( show | drop ) [<stash>] |
13 | 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [<stash>] | |
656b5034 | 14 | 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>] |
a5ab00c5 | 15 | 'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]] |
656b5034 | 16 | 'git stash' clear |
a5ab00c5 | 17 | 'git stash' create |
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18 | |
19 | DESCRIPTION | |
20 | ----------- | |
21 | ||
b1889c36 | 22 | Use 'git stash' when you want to record the current state of the |
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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. | |
26 | ||
27 | The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with | |
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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 | |
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32 | you can give a more descriptive message on the command line when |
33 | you create one. | |
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34 | |
35 | The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older | |
9488e875 | 36 | stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using |
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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}` | |
9488e875 | 39 | is also possible). |
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40 | |
41 | OPTIONS | |
42 | ------- | |
43 | ||
7bedebca | 44 | save [--keep-index] [<message>]:: |
09ccdb63 | 45 | |
b1889c36 | 46 | Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset |
fcb10a96 | 47 | --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no |
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48 | subcommand is given. The <message> part is optional and gives |
49 | the description along with the stashed state. | |
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50 | + |
51 | If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the | |
52 | index are left intact. | |
09ccdb63 | 53 | |
fbd538c2 | 54 | list [<options>]:: |
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55 | |
56 | List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed | |
36717575 | 57 | with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1}` is |
9488e875 | 58 | the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the |
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59 | stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was |
60 | based on. | |
61 | + | |
62 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
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63 | stash@{0}: WIP on submit: 6ebd0e2... Update git-stash documentation |
64 | stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash | |
09ccdb63 | 65 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
fbd538c2 | 66 | + |
ba020ef5 | 67 | The command takes options applicable to the 'git-log' |
483bc4f0 | 68 | command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1]. |
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69 | |
70 | show [<stash>]:: | |
71 | ||
06ada152 | 72 | Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the |
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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 | |
ba020ef5 | 75 | it will accept any format known to 'git-diff' (e.g., `git stash show |
e2c6de1c | 76 | -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form). |
09ccdb63 | 77 | |
d1836637 | 78 | pop [<stash>]:: |
09ccdb63 | 79 | |
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80 | Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply it |
81 | on top of the current working tree state, i.e., do the inverse | |
82 | operation of `git stash save`. The working directory must | |
83 | match the index. | |
9488e875 | 84 | + |
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85 | Applying the state can fail with conflicts; in this case, it is not |
86 | removed from the stash list. You need to resolve the conflicts by hand | |
87 | and call `git stash drop` manually afterwards. | |
88 | + | |
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89 | If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working |
90 | tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you | |
91 | have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no | |
92 | longer apply the changes as they were originally). | |
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93 | + |
94 | When no `<stash>` is given, `stash@\{0}` is assumed. | |
95 | ||
96 | apply [--index] [<stash>]:: | |
97 | ||
98 | Like `pop`, but do not remove the state from the stash list. | |
09ccdb63 | 99 | |
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100 | branch <branchname> [<stash>]:: |
101 | ||
102 | Creates and checks out a new branch named `<branchname>` starting from | |
103 | the commit at which the `<stash>` was originally created, applies the | |
104 | changes recorded in `<stash>` to the new working tree and index, then | |
105 | drops the `<stash>` if that completes successfully. When no `<stash>` | |
106 | is given, applies the latest one. | |
107 | + | |
108 | This is useful if the branch on which you ran `git stash save` has | |
109 | changed enough that `git stash apply` fails due to conflicts. Since | |
110 | the stash is applied on top of the commit that was HEAD at the time | |
111 | `git stash` was run, it restores the originally stashed state with | |
112 | no conflicts. | |
113 | ||
09ccdb63 | 114 | clear:: |
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115 | Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then |
116 | be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover. | |
09ccdb63 | 117 | |
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118 | drop [<stash>]:: |
119 | ||
120 | Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>` | |
121 | is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}` | |
122 | ||
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123 | create:: |
124 | ||
125 | Create a stash (which is a regular commit object) and return its | |
126 | object name, without storing it anywhere in the ref namespace. | |
127 | ||
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128 | |
129 | DISCUSSION | |
130 | ---------- | |
131 | ||
132 | A stash is represented as a commit whose tree records the state of the | |
133 | working directory, and its first parent is the commit at `HEAD` when | |
134 | the stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the | |
135 | state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of | |
136 | the `HEAD` commit. The ancestry graph looks like this: | |
137 | ||
138 | .----W | |
139 | / / | |
114fd812 | 140 | -----H----I |
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141 | |
142 | where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state | |
143 | of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working | |
144 | tree. | |
145 | ||
146 | ||
147 | EXAMPLES | |
148 | -------- | |
149 | ||
150 | Pulling into a dirty tree:: | |
151 | ||
152 | When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are | |
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153 | upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are |
154 | doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in | |
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155 | the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward. |
156 | + | |
157 | However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with | |
158 | the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your | |
9488e875 | 159 | changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away, |
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160 | perform a pull, and then unstash, like this: |
161 | + | |
162 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
163 | $ git pull | |
9da6f0ff | 164 | ... |
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165 | file foobar not up to date, cannot merge. |
166 | $ git stash | |
167 | $ git pull | |
d1836637 | 168 | $ git stash pop |
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169 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
170 | ||
171 | Interrupted workflow:: | |
172 | ||
173 | When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and | |
9488e875 | 174 | demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would |
09ccdb63 | 175 | make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and |
9488e875 | 176 | return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this: |
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177 | + |
178 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
9da6f0ff | 179 | # ... hack hack hack ... |
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180 | $ git checkout -b my_wip |
181 | $ git commit -a -m "WIP" | |
182 | $ git checkout master | |
183 | $ edit emergency fix | |
184 | $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry" | |
185 | $ git checkout my_wip | |
186 | $ git reset --soft HEAD^ | |
9da6f0ff | 187 | # ... continue hacking ... |
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188 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
189 | + | |
ba020ef5 | 190 | You can use 'git-stash' to simplify the above, like this: |
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191 | + |
192 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
9da6f0ff | 193 | # ... hack hack hack ... |
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194 | $ git stash |
195 | $ edit emergency fix | |
196 | $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry" | |
d1836637 | 197 | $ git stash pop |
9da6f0ff | 198 | # ... continue hacking ... |
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199 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
200 | ||
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201 | Testing partial commits:: |
202 | ||
203 | You can use `git stash save --keep-index` when you want to make two or | |
204 | more commits out of the changes in the work tree, and you want to test | |
205 | each change before committing: | |
206 | + | |
207 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
9da6f0ff | 208 | # ... hack hack hack ... |
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209 | $ git add --patch foo # add just first part to the index |
210 | $ git stash save --keep-index # save all other changes to the stash | |
211 | $ edit/build/test first part | |
f733c709 | 212 | $ git commit -m 'First part' # commit fully tested change |
caf18996 | 213 | $ git stash pop # prepare to work on all other changes |
9da6f0ff | 214 | # ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ... |
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215 | $ edit/build/test remaining parts |
216 | $ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts' | |
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217 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
218 | ||
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219 | SEE ALSO |
220 | -------- | |
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221 | linkgit:git-checkout[1], |
222 | linkgit:git-commit[1], | |
223 | linkgit:git-reflog[1], | |
224 | linkgit:git-reset[1] | |
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225 | |
226 | AUTHOR | |
227 | ------ | |
228 | Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com> | |
229 | ||
230 | GIT | |
231 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 232 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |