git-stash

I was always under the impression that you could give a stash a name by doing git stash save stashname, which you could later on apply by doing git stash apply stashname. But it seems that in this case all that happens is that stashname will be used as the stash description. Is there no way to actually name … Read more

To stash your working directory including untracked files (especially those that are in the .gitignore) then you probably want to use this cmd: Alternatively, you can use the shorthand -u instead of –include-untracked, or simply git stash –all which stashes all files, including untracked and ignored files. This bahaviour changed in 2018, so make sure your git is up to date. Warning: there seems to … Read more

I was always under the impression that you could give a stash a name by doing git stash save stashname, which you could later on apply by doing git stash apply stashname. But it seems that in this case all that happens is that stashname will be used as the stash description. Is there no way to actually name … Read more

To stash your working directory including untracked files (especially those that are in the .gitignore) then you probably want to use this cmd: Alternatively, you can use the shorthand -u instead of –include-untracked, or simply git stash –all which stashes all files, including untracked and ignored files. This bahaviour changed in 2018, so make sure your git is up to date. Warning: there seems to … Read more

EDIT: Since git 2.13, there is a command to save a specific path to the stash: git stash push <path>. For example: OLD ANSWER: You can do that using git stash –patch (or git stash -p) — you’ll enter interactive mode where you’ll be presented with each hunk that was changed. Use n to skip the files that you don’t want to … Read more

EDIT: Since git 2.13, there is a command to save a specific path to the stash: git stash push <path>. For example: OLD ANSWER: You can do that using git stash –patch (or git stash -p) — you’ll enter interactive mode where you’ll be presented with each hunk that was changed. Use n to skip the files that you don’t want to … Read more

-p let’s you select the hunks that should be stashed; whole files can be selected as well. You’ll be prompted with a few actions for each hunk:

-p let’s you select the hunks that should be stashed; whole files can be selected as well. You’ll be prompted with a few actions for each hunk: