Dropping and clearing stashes in Git - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the command to drop the most recent stash.

Git

git stash [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Apop

Blist

Cclear

Ddrop

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'pop' instead of 'drop' which applies the stash before removing it.

Using 'clear' which removes all stashes, not just one.

The git stash drop command removes the most recent stash from the stash list.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to clear all stashes at once.

Git

git stash [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aclear

Bpop

Cdrop

Dapply

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'drop' which removes only one stash.

Using 'pop' which applies and removes the most recent stash.

The git stash clear command removes all stashes from the stash list.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to drop a stash by its index.

Git

git stash [1] stash@{2}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aclear

Bapply

Cdrop

Dpop

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'pop' which applies the stash before removing it.

Using 'clear' which removes all stashes instead of one.

To remove a specific stash by index, use git stash drop stash@{index}.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to drop the stash at index 1 and then list remaining stashes.

Git

git stash [1] stash@{1} && git stash [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Adrop

Bpop

Clist

Dclear

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'pop' instead of 'drop' for removing stash without applying.

Using 'clear' instead of 'list' to show stashes.

First, git stash drop stash@{1} removes the stash at index 1. Then, git stash list shows the remaining stashes.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to drop the latest stash, clear all stashes, and then list stashes to confirm.

Git

git stash [1] && git stash [2] && git stash [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Apop

Bclear

Clist

Ddrop

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'pop' instead of 'drop' which applies the stash.

Using 'pop' or 'drop' instead of 'clear' to remove all stashes.

First, git stash drop removes the latest stash. Then, git stash clear removes all remaining stashes. Finally, git stash list confirms the stash list is empty.

Practice

1. What does the git stash drop command do?

easy

A. Removes a single stash entry from the stash list

B. Removes all stash entries at once

C. Creates a new stash entry

D. Shows the list of all stash entries

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of git stash drop

   This command is used to remove one specific stash entry from the stash list.

2. Step 2: Differentiate from clearing all stashes

   git stash clear removes all stashes, not just one.

3. Final Answer:

   Removes a single stash entry from the stash list -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Drop = remove one stash [OK]

Hint: Drop removes one stash, clear removes all [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing drop with clear
• Thinking drop creates a stash
• Assuming drop shows stash list

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to clear all stashes in git?

easy

A. git stash drop --all

B. git stash delete --all

C. git stash clear

D. git stash remove all

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the command to clear all stashes

   The correct command to remove all stash entries is git stash clear.

2. Step 2: Check other options for correctness

   Options A, B, and C are not valid git commands for clearing stashes.

3. Final Answer:

   git stash clear -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Clear = remove all stashes [OK]

Hint: Use 'git stash clear' to delete all stashes at once [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using 'drop --all' which is invalid
• Trying 'remove all' which is not a git command
• Confusing delete with clear

3. Given the stash list:
stash@{0}: WIP on feature
stash@{1}: Fix bug
stash@{2}: Update docs
What will be the stash list after running git stash drop stash@{1}?

medium

A. stash@{0}: WIP on featurestash@{1}: Fix bug

B. stash@{0}: WIP on featurestash@{1}: Fix bugstash@{2}: Update docs

C. stash@{0}: Fix bugstash@{1}: Update docs

D. stash@{0}: WIP on featurestash@{1}: Update docs

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand what git stash drop stash@{1} does

   This command removes the stash at index 1, which is 'Fix bug'.

2. Step 2: Recognize stash reindexing after drop

   After dropping stash@{1}, stash@{2} moves up to stash@{1} position.

3. Final Answer:

   stash@{0}: WIP on feature
   stash@{1}: Update docs -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Drop stash@{1} removes it and shifts others up [OK]

Hint: Dropped stash removed, higher indexes shift down [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Not realizing stash indexes shift after drop
• Assuming stash@{1} remains after drop
• Confusing stash names with indexes

4. You tried to remove all stashes using git stash drop without any arguments, but it did not remove all stashes. What is the likely cause?

medium

A. The command git stash drop clears all stashes by default

B. git stash drop without argument removes only the most recent stash (stash@{0}), not all

C. You need to run git stash clear before drop works

D. You must be on the master branch to drop stashes

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand git stash drop usage

   This command removes one stash: stash@{0} (most recent) if no argument given, or a specific stash if referenced.

2. Step 2: Identify why it doesn't remove all

   Without argument, it only drops the most recent stash, not all. To remove all, repeat or use git stash clear.

3. Final Answer:

   git stash drop without argument removes only the most recent stash (stash@{0}), not all -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Drop w/o arg = drop stash@{0} only [OK]

Hint: drop w/o arg removes latest only, clear removes all [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming drop clears all stashes
• Thinking drop without argument does nothing
• Thinking branch affects stash drop

5. You have multiple stashes and want to remove all except the most recent one. Which sequence of commands achieves this safely?

hard

A. Run git stash drop stash@{1} repeatedly for all except stash@{0}

B. Run git stash clear then create a new stash for the most recent changes

C. Run git stash pop to apply and remove all stashes except the latest

D. Run git stash drop stash@{0} to remove the latest stash only

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand stash indexing and removal

   Stashes are indexed from 0 (most recent) upwards. To keep the latest, remove others starting from index 1.

2. Step 2: Use git stash drop stash@{1} repeatedly

   Dropping stash@{1} repeatedly removes older stashes safely without affecting the latest stash@{0}.

3. Final Answer:

   Run git stash drop stash@{1} repeatedly for all except stash@{0} -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Drop specific stashes to keep latest safe [OK]

Hint: Drop stashes from index 1 up to keep latest [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using clear which deletes all stashes
• Using pop which applies and removes only one stash
• Dropping stash@{0} which removes the latest stash