Git Stash sample workflow
1. Modify a file
2. Stage file
3. Stash it
4. View stash list
5. Confirm no pending changes through status
6. Apply with pop
7. View list to confirm changes
# Modify file and add a file
git add .
git stash save "Saving changes"
git stash list
git status
git stash pop
git stash list
git status
Example
#update the branch files if necessary
#make staging area clean and commit changes
git status
git add -A
#add a newfile
git status
git stash
Saved working directory and index state WIP on new_branch: e436353 updated main
git status
On branch stash_branch
nothing to commit, working tree clean
git stash list
stash@{0}: WIP on new_branch: e436353 updated main
#can do many stash, the stash will hide the files
git stash
git stash show
#can create a new branch
git stash branch stash_branch stash@{0}
#drop
git stash drop stash@{1}
#drop only latest
git stash drop -q
#recover step by step
git stash pop stash@{0}
git stash apply stash@{0}
git stash apply
#recover all changes, good to use if not too many stashes available
#recover not specifying stash number
#clean
#show untracked files
git clean -n
#remove all untracked files
git clean -f
#date range, git stash list –before and –after options
git stash list --before 5.days.ago
#summary of changes for each element
git stash list --stat
#diff of changes for each stash
git stash list -p
#difference between a stash and your local Git working tree
git stash show -p stash@
# difference between stash and HEAD on the main branch
git diff stash@ main
#-p option (patch) to view the full diff of a stash
git stash show -p
#add a description to the stash
git stash save <description>
#push the stash entry created via git stash create to the stash reflog
git stash create "sample stash"
63a711cd3c7f8047662007490723e26ae9d4acf9
git stash store -m "sample stash testing.." "63a711cd3c7f8047662007490723e26ae9d4acf9"
git stash list
stash @{0}: sample stash testing..
