stash show -p
- Git course
- Advanced
- Lesson 35/56
- 4 min
Learn the stash diff with stash show -p.
Inspect stash changes
Use git stash show to see which files and changes a stash entry contains. The default view usually provides a short summary of the changes. For a more detailed inspection, you can use the -p option.
git stash show
git stash show -pThe second command displays the changes inside the stash as a diff.
Reading patch output
The output of git stash show -p displays changes line by line. Lines beginning with + represent added code, while lines beginning with - represent removed code.
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
const name = "Ada";
+const role = "Developer";
-console.log(name);These markers help you understand which code was added or removed in the stash entry.
Practice Stash inspection commands
Add three commands to the commands array: first git stash list, then git stash show, and finally git stash show -p to display detailed changes. Print the commands on separate lines.
Starter code
const commands = [
// İnceleme komutlarını ekle
];
// Komutları yazdırSample solution
let commands = [
"git stash list",
"git stash show",
"git stash show -p"
];
console.log(commands.join("\n"));Expected output
git stash list git stash show git stash show -p
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 Which command displays line-by-line changes in a stash entry?
- git stash list -p
- git stash show -p Correct answer
- git stash pop -p
- git stash branch -p
Explanation: <code>git stash show -p</code> displays the changes in a stash entry as a detailed diff.
2 Display the detailed stash diff
git stash show ____git stash show -pExplanation: The <code>-p</code> option displays stash changes in patch format.
3 Patch markers
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
+ |
Added line |
- |
Removed line |
@@ |
Change range |
git stash show -p |
Detailed diff output |