Summary - Advanced stash

Combine advanced stash options to manage intermediate work.

Combine advanced stash options

Git stash provides several options for temporarily saving different working states. -u includes untracked files, stash branch creates a new branch from saved changes, and stash show -p displays the saved differences in detail.

git stash -u
git stash branch task-work stash@{0}
git stash show -p

These commands help you preserve unfinished work, continue on a separate branch, and inspect changes.

Exercise Build an advanced stash workflow

Add the following operations to the commands array in order: git stash -u to save untracked files, git stash branch experiment-work to create a new working branch, and git stash show -p to inspect differences. Print the commands on separate lines.

Show example solution

let commands = [
    "git stash -u",
    "git stash branch experiment-work",
    "git stash show -p"
];

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

Test yourself

You want to save new files too and then continue working on a separate branch. Which command sequence is appropriate?
- git stash -u followed by git stash branch task-work
- git stash pop followed by git clone
- git stash list followed by git reset --hard
- git stash show -p followed by git merge
Show answer

git stash -u followed by git stash branch task-work — <code>git stash -u</code> saves untracked files. Then <code>git stash branch</code> can create a new branch from that entry.

Complete the intermediate work workflow

git stash -u
 git stash branch task-work
 git stash show ____

Show answer

git stash -u
 git stash branch task-work
 git stash show -p

Match advanced stash tools

git stash -u

Also saves untracked files
stash branch

Applies changes on a new branch
stash show -p

Displays line-by-line differences
Patch

Text representation of changes

Next lesson: cherry-pick -n

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