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+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git stash' list [<options>]
-'git stash' show [<stash>]
+'git stash' show [<options>] [<stash>]
'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
- [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]]
+'git stash' [push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+ [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]
+ [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
+ [--] [<pathspec>...]]
'git stash' clear
'git stash' create [<message>]
'git stash' store [-m|--message <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ 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 save`.
+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.
@@ -39,45 +41,38 @@ 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).
+is also possible). Stashes may also be referenced by specifying just the
+stash index (e.g. the integer `n` is equivalent to `stash@{n}`).
-OPTIONS
--------
+COMMANDS
+--------
-save [-p|--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+push [-p|--patch] [-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', and run `git reset
- --hard` to revert them. The <message> part is optional and gives
- the description along with the stashed state. For quickly making
- a snapshot, you can omit _both_ "save" and <message>, but giving
- only <message> does not trigger this action to prevent a misspelled
- subcommand from making an unwanted stash.
-+
-If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the
-index are left intact.
-+
-If the `--include-untracked` option is used, all untracked files are also
-stashed and then cleaned up with `git clean`, leaving the working directory
-in a very clean state. If the `--all` option is used instead then the
-ignored files are stashed and cleaned in addition to the untracked files.
+ 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.
+
-With `--patch`, you can 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.
+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] [-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 [<options>]::
- List the stashes that you currently have. Each 'stash' is listed
- with its name (e.g. `stash@{0}` is the latest stash, `stash@{1}` is
+ 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
- stash was made, and a short description of the commit the stash was
+ entry was made, and a short description of the commit the entry was
based on.
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,38 +83,33 @@ 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 [<stash>]::
+show [<options>] [<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
- -p stash@{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
+ 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).
+ You can use stash.showStat and/or stash.showPatch config variables
+ to change the default behavior.
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 save`. The working directory must
+ 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.
-+
-If the `--index` option is used, then 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).
-+
-When no `<stash>` is given, `stash@{0}` is assumed, otherwise `<stash>` must
-be a reference of the form `stash@{<revision>}`.
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 save` or `stash create`.
+ `stash push` or `stash create`.
branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
@@ -127,48 +117,137 @@ branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
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>`. When no `<stash>`
- is given, applies the latest one.
+ `stash@{<revision>}`, it then drops the `<stash>`.
+
-This is useful if the branch on which you ran `git stash save` has
+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 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.
+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 stashed states. Note that those states will then
+ 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 stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
- is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@{0}`, otherwise
- `<stash>` must be a valid stash log reference of the form
- `stash@{<revision>}`.
+ Remove a single stash entry from the list of stash entries.
create::
- Create a stash (which is a regular commit object) and return its
- object name, without storing it anywhere in the ref namespace.
+ 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 "save" above.
+ 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 "save" above.
+ 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::
+ This option is only valid for `push` and `save` commands.
++
+All untracked files are also stashed and then cleaned up with
+`git clean`.
+
+--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.
+
+--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 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 stash was created. The tree of the second parent records the
-state of the index when the stash is made, and it is made a child of
+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
@@ -213,12 +292,12 @@ return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
# ... hack hack hack ...
-$ git checkout -b my_wip
+$ git switch -c my_wip
$ git commit -a -m "WIP"
-$ git checkout master
+$ git switch master
$ edit emergency fix
$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
-$ git checkout my_wip
+$ git switch my_wip
$ git reset --soft HEAD^
# ... continue hacking ...
----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -236,14 +315,14 @@ $ git stash pop
Testing partial commits::
-You can use `git stash save --keep-index` when you want to make two or
+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 save --keep-index # save all other changes to the stash
+$ 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
@@ -252,12 +331,12 @@ $ edit/build/test remaining parts
$ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
----------------------------------------------------------------
-Recovering stashes that were cleared/dropped erroneously::
+Recovering stash entries that were cleared/dropped erroneously::
-If you mistakenly drop or clear stashes, they cannot be recovered
+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 stashes that are still in your
-repository, but not reachable any more:
+following incantation to get a list of stash entries that are still in
+your repository, but not reachable any more:
+
----------------------------------------------------------------
git fsck --unreachable |
@@ -271,7 +350,8 @@ SEE ALSO
linkgit:git-checkout[1],
linkgit:git-commit[1],
linkgit:git-reflog[1],
-linkgit:git-reset[1]
+linkgit:git-reset[1],
+linkgit:git-switch[1]
GIT
---