Git Stashing : Saving Unfinished Work

Scenario

• You are working on a branch and have uncommitted changes
• Switching to another branch may fail due to conflicts

  Solution: temporarily save your changes using Git stash

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Basic Stash Commands

git stash                 # Save uncommitted changes and clean working directory
git stash list            # Show list of stashed changes

git stash apply           # Apply the most recent stash (keeps it in stash)
git stash apply stash@{2} # Apply a specific stash without removing it
git stash pop             # Apply the most recent stash and remove it from stash

git stash drop            # Remove latest stash
git stash drop stash@{2}  # Remove a specific stash
git stash clear           # Remove all stashes

git stash save "message"  # Save changes with a descriptive message

git stash branch <branch-name>   # create a new branch from a stash

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Notes

• Stashes are stored in stack order (stash@{0} is the latest)
• Always check git stash list before popping or applying to avoid conflicts