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diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt index fafe728f89..473889a660 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Use 'git stash' when you want to record the current state of the +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. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ 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 `$GIT_DIR/refs/stash`; older +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}` @@ -77,16 +77,15 @@ 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. If no options are set, the -default is `-n 10`. See linkgit:git-log[1]. +The command takes options applicable to the 'git log' +command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1]. show [<stash>]:: Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the stashed state and its original parent. When no `<stash>` is given, shows the latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but - it will accept any format known to 'git-diff' (e.g., `git stash show + it will accept any format known to 'git diff' (e.g., `git stash show -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form). pop [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]:: @@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ $ git reset --soft HEAD^ # ... continue hacking ... ---------------------------------------------------------------- + -You can use 'git-stash' to simplify the above, like this: +You can use 'git stash' to simplify the above, like this: + ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ... hack hack hack ... |