Stashing Changes

Save uncommitted changes temporarily with git stash.

Why Stash?

Stash is useful when you need to:

• Switch branches with uncommitted work
• Pull changes without committing current work
• Temporarily set aside changes

Basic Stash

Stash Commands

Command	Description
git stash	Save changes
git stash pop	Apply and remove
git stash apply	Apply but keep
git stash list	Show all stashes
git stash drop	Delete a stash
git stash clear	Delete all stashes

Saving Changes

Basic Stash

git stash

Stash with Message

git stash push -m "Work in progress on login"

Include Untracked Files

git stash -u
# or
git stash --include-untracked

Retrieving Changes

Apply and Remove

git stash pop

Apply but Keep Stash

git stash apply

Apply Specific Stash

git stash apply stash@{2}

Viewing Stashes

List All Stashes

git stash list

Output:

stash@{0}: WIP on main: abc1234 Last commit message
stash@{1}: On feature: def5678 Another message

Show Stash Contents

git stash show
git stash show -p  # With diff

Managing Stashes

Delete Specific Stash

git stash drop stash@{1}

Delete All Stashes

git stash clear

Stash to Branch

Create a branch from stash:

git stash branch new-feature

Exercise: Stash and Pop

Stash current changes, then pop them back: