stash show -p

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 -p

The 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.

Exercise 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.

Show example solution

let commands = [
    "git stash list",
    "git stash show",
    "git stash show -p"
];

console.log(commands.join("\n"));

Test yourself

Which command displays line-by-line changes in a stash entry?
- git stash list -p
- git stash show -p
- git stash pop -p
- git stash branch -p
Show answer

git stash show -p — <code>git stash show -p</code> displays the changes in a stash entry as a detailed diff.
Display the detailed stash diff
```
git stash show ____
```
Show answer
```
git stash show -p
```
Patch markers

+

Added line
-

Removed line
@@

Change range
git stash show -p

Detailed diff output

Next lesson: Summary - Advanced stash

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