git stash list to view stashes - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What is the output of git stash list after creating two stashes?

You have created two stashes in your git repository using git stash twice. What will git stash list show?

Git

git stash list

A

stash@{0}: WIP on main: 123abc4 Fix header layout
stash@{1}: WIP on main: 567def8 Add footer styles

B No stashes found

C

stash@{1}: WIP on main: 123abc4 Fix header layout
stash@{0}: WIP on main: 567def8 Add footer styles

D Error: stash list command not found

💡 Hint

Remember that the most recent stash is listed as stash@{0}.

The git stash list command shows all stashes with the most recent stash at the top as stash@{0}. Older stashes have increasing numbers.

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

What does git stash list show?

Choose the best description of what git stash list displays.

A The current status of the working directory.

B A list of all branches in the repository.

C The commit history of the current branch.

D A list of all saved stashes with their names and commit messages.

💡 Hint

Think about what you save when you stash changes.

git stash list shows all the saved stashes with their identifiers and messages describing the changes saved.

❓ Troubleshoot

advanced

Why does git stash list show no output after stashing changes?

You ran git stash to save changes, but git stash list shows nothing. What could be the reason?

A You had no changes to stash, so nothing was saved.

B Your git version does not support stashing.

C The stash list is hidden by default and needs a flag to show.

D You ran <code>git stash list</code> in a different repository.

💡 Hint

Think about what happens if you stash without any changes.

If there are no changes to stash, git stash does not save anything, so git stash list remains empty.

🔀 Workflow

advanced

How to view details of a specific stash from git stash list?

After running git stash list, you want to see the detailed changes saved in stash@{1}. Which command do you use?

A git stash show -p stash@{1}

B git stash list stash@{1}

C git stash apply stash@{1}

D git stash drop stash@{1}

💡 Hint

You want to see the patch details without applying the stash.

git stash show -p stash@{1} shows the detailed patch of the specified stash without applying it.

✅ Best Practice

expert

What is the best practice to keep your stash list manageable?

You have many stashes saved and want to keep your stash list clean. What is the best practice?

A Never drop stashes to keep all changes saved forever.

B Regularly apply or drop stashes you no longer need.

C Rename stashes to long descriptive names to avoid confusion.

D Use <code>git stash clear</code> daily to delete all stashes.

💡 Hint

Think about managing clutter and keeping only useful stashes.

Regularly applying or dropping unneeded stashes keeps the stash list manageable and avoids confusion.