Can a stash be applied to the working directory?

Can a stash be applied to the working directory?

The end result will be your additional stash changes in your working copy. PS, It is tempting to think of a stash as a patch (just like it is tempting to think of a commit as a patch), but a stash is actually a commit against the HEAD when it was created.

Why is stash not applied to the working directory in Git?

It sounds like your stash included an untracked file that was subsequently added to the repo. When you try and check it out, git rightly refuses because it would be overwriting an existing file.

How to create a branch based on a stash?

The following creates a branch based on the HEAD when the stash was created and then applies the stash (it does not commit it). What you do next depends on the relationship between the stash and where your target branch (which I will call ORIGINALBRANCH) is now.

What’s the difference between a patch and a stash?

PS, It is tempting to think of a stash as a patch (just like it is tempting to think of a commit as a patch), but a stash is actually a commit against the HEAD when it was created. When you apply/pop you are doing something similar to cherry-picking it into your current branch.

Why is stash pop not working in Git?

This is due to git-stash first doing a reset –hard which clears the .gitignore file modification and then call git clean, leaving the file untouched. This causes git stash pop to fail due to the file existing.

How does stashing and cleaning work in Git?

Stashing and Cleaning. The answer to this issue is the git stash command. Stashing takes the dirty state of your working directory — that is, your modified tracked files and staged changes — and saves it on a stack of unfinished changes that you can reapply at any time (even on a different branch).

Why is the tag not working in JSFiddle?

The problem is that your header Picture is appearing above your tags so you have to give it position relative and z-index -1 http://jsfiddle.net/y1hhbgrw/1/ Check the JsFiddle linked above. Also note that JsFiddle refuses to render links in its iFrame, but if you click ctrl + Enter you will see it functioning.

How does diff against a stash work in Git?

If you understand how git stash works, then you will realize that diff’ing the stash against HEAD is not what gets applied (which is what the OP asks). The actual “stash” is the diff between the stash commit and what was before it. This patch is then applied to the HEAD.

How to compare a stash to a commit?

This compares the stash against the commit it is based on. If your working tree is dirty, you can compare it to a stash by first committing the dirty working tree, and then comparing it to the stash. Afterwards, you may undo the commit with the dirty working tree (since you might not want to have that dirty commit in your commit log).

What’s the best way to unstash a stash?

@Magne’s answer is the only one to (very late) date that answers the most flexible/useful interpretation of the question, but its a fair bit more complicated than necessary. Rather than committing and resetting, just stash your working copy, compare, then unstash.