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