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Git Stash

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Summary

The git stash command saves unfinished changes to the stack temporarily so that the working directory is cleaned back and you can move the branch. git stash reapplies the last stash and deletes it from the list. This feature is especially helpful when dealing with sudden improvements in the middle of work.

Key points

Git stash stash stores changes to the already-tracked file
Git stash pop applies the last stash and then deletes it from the list
Git stash apply apply stash without deleting it from the list
Git stash list and git stash clear to view and delete stacks of stash

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