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+git-stash(1)
+============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'git stash' list [<options>]
+'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' [push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]
+	     [--] [<pathspec>...]]
+'git stash' clear
+'git stash' create [<message>]
+'git stash' store [-m|--message <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+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.
+
+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 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.
+
+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). Stashes may also be referenced by specifying just the
+stash index (e.g. the integer `n` is equivalent to `stash@{n}`).
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [-m|--message <message>] [--] [<pathspec>...]::
+
+	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.
++
+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 pathspecs,
+which are allowed after a double hyphen `--` for disambiguation.
++
+When pathspec is given to 'git stash push', 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.
++
+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.
++
+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.
+
+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 pathspecs,
+	and any non-option arguments form the message.
+
+list [<options>]::
+
+	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
+	entry was made, and a short description of the commit the entry was
+	based on.
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+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. See linkgit:git-log[1].
+
+show [<options>] [<stash>]::
+
+	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. When no `<stash>` is given, it 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 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 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 push` or `stash create`.
+
+branch <branchname> [<stash>]::
+
+	Creates and checks out a new branch named `<branchname>` starting from
+	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.
++
+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 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 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 stash entry from the list of stash entries.
+	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>}`.
+
+create::
+
+	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 "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 "push" above.
+
+DISCUSSION
+----------
+
+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
+           /    /
+     -----H----I
+
+where `H` is the `HEAD` commit, `I` is a commit that records the state
+of the index, and `W` is a commit that records the state of the working
+tree.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Pulling into a dirty tree::
+
+When you are in the middle of something, you learn that there are
+upstream changes that are possibly relevant to what you are
+doing.  When your local changes do not conflict with the changes in
+the upstream, a simple `git pull` will let you move forward.
++
+However, there are cases in which your local changes do conflict with
+the upstream changes, and `git pull` refuses to overwrite your
+changes.  In such a case, you can stash your changes away,
+perform a pull, and then unstash, like this:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+$ git pull
+ ...
+file foobar not up to date, cannot merge.
+$ git stash
+$ git pull
+$ git stash pop
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Interrupted workflow::
+
+When you are in the middle of something, your boss comes in and
+demands that you fix something immediately.  Traditionally, you would
+make a commit to a temporary branch to store your changes away, and
+return to your original branch to make the emergency fix, like this:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+# ... hack hack hack ...
+$ git switch -c my_wip
+$ git commit -a -m "WIP"
+$ git switch master
+$ edit emergency fix
+$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
+$ git switch my_wip
+$ git reset --soft HEAD^
+# ... continue hacking ...
+----------------------------------------------------------------
++
+You can use 'git stash' to simplify the above, like this:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+# ... hack hack hack ...
+$ git stash
+$ edit emergency fix
+$ git commit -a -m "Fix in a hurry"
+$ git stash pop
+# ... continue hacking ...
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Testing partial commits::
+
+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 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
+# ... repeat above five steps until one commit remains ...
+$ edit/build/test remaining parts
+$ git commit foo -m 'Remaining parts'
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Recovering stash entries that were cleared/dropped erroneously::
+
+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 stash entries that are still in
+your repository, but not reachable any more:
++
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+git fsck --unreachable |
+grep commit | cut -d\  -f3 |
+xargs git log --merges --no-walk --grep=WIP
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-checkout[1],
+linkgit:git-commit[1],
+linkgit:git-reflog[1],
+linkgit:git-reset[1],
+linkgit:git-switch[1]
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite