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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] | |
9488e875 | 11 | 'git-stash' (save | list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear) |
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12 | |
13 | DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ----------- | |
15 | ||
fcb10a96 | 16 | Use 'git-stash' when you want to record the current state of the |
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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. | |
20 | ||
21 | The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with | |
22 | `git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored | |
9488e875 | 23 | (potentially on top of a different commit) with `git-stash apply`. |
aaca4914 | 24 | Calling git-stash without any arguments is equivalent to `git-stash |
fcb10a96 | 25 | save`. |
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26 | |
27 | The latest stash you created is stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older | |
9488e875 | 28 | stashes are found in the reflog of this reference and can be named using |
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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}` | |
9488e875 | 31 | is also possible). |
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32 | |
33 | OPTIONS | |
34 | ------- | |
35 | ||
9488e875 | 36 | save:: |
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37 | |
38 | Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git-reset | |
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39 | --hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no |
40 | subcommand is given. | |
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41 | |
42 | list:: | |
43 | ||
44 | List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed | |
9a5391cf | 45 | with its name (e.g. `stash@\{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@\{1} is |
9488e875 | 46 | the one before, etc.), the name of the branch that was current when the |
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47 | stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was |
48 | based on. | |
49 | + | |
50 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
51 | stash@{0}: submit: 6ebd0e2... Add git-stash | |
52 | stash@{1}: master: 9cc0589... Merge branch 'master' of gfi | |
53 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
54 | ||
55 | show [<stash>]:: | |
56 | ||
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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 | |
9a5391cf | 61 | -p stash@\{2}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form). |
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62 | |
63 | apply [<stash>]:: | |
64 | ||
9488e875 | 65 | Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current |
09ccdb63 | 66 | working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest |
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67 | one. The working directory must match the index. |
68 | + | |
69 | This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them | |
70 | by hand in the working tree. | |
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71 | |
72 | clear:: | |
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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. | |
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75 | |
76 | ||
77 | DISCUSSION | |
78 | ---------- | |
79 | ||
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: | |
85 | ||
86 | .----W | |
87 | / / | |
114fd812 | 88 | -----H----I |
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89 | |
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 | |
92 | tree. | |
93 | ||
94 | ||
95 | EXAMPLES | |
96 | -------- | |
97 | ||
98 | Pulling into a dirty tree:: | |
99 | ||
100 | When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are | |
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101 | upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are |
102 | doing. When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in | |
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103 | the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward. |
104 | + | |
105 | However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with | |
106 | the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your | |
9488e875 | 107 | changes. In such a case, you can stash your changes away, |
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108 | perform a pull, and then unstash, like this: |
109 | + | |
110 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
111 | $ git pull | |
112 | ... | |
113 | file foobar not up to date, cannot merge. | |
114 | $ git stash | |
115 | $ git pull | |
116 | $ git stash apply | |
117 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
118 | ||
119 | Interrupted workflow:: | |
120 | ||
121 | When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and | |
9488e875 | 122 | demands that you fix something immediately. Traditionally, you would |
09ccdb63 | 123 | make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and |
9488e875 | 124 | return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this: |
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125 | + |
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127 | ... hack hack hack ... | |
128 | $ git checkout -b my_wip | |
129 | $ git commit -a -m "WIP" | |
130 | $ git checkout master | |
131 | $ edit emergency fix | |
132 | $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry" | |
133 | $ git checkout my_wip | |
134 | $ git reset --soft HEAD^ | |
135 | ... continue hacking ... | |
136 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
137 | + | |
138 | You can use `git-stash` to simplify the above, like this: | |
139 | + | |
140 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
141 | ... hack hack hack ... | |
142 | $ git stash | |
143 | $ edit emergency fix | |
144 | $ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry" | |
145 | $ git stash apply | |
146 | ... continue hacking ... | |
147 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | |
148 | ||
149 | SEE ALSO | |
150 | -------- | |
151 | gitlink:git-checkout[1], | |
152 | gitlink:git-commit[1], | |
153 | gitlink:git-reflog[1], | |
154 | gitlink:git-reset[1] | |
155 | ||
156 | AUTHOR | |
157 | ------ | |
158 | Written by Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com> | |
159 | ||
160 | GIT | |
161 | --- | |
162 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |