git stash pop to restore - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Using git stash pop to Restore Changes

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project and need to temporarily save your current changes without committing them. Later, you want to restore those changes to continue working.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to save your current changes using git stash and then restore them using git stash pop.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new file with some content

Use git stash to save changes

Use git stash pop to restore changes

Verify the restored changes

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers often need to pause work on one task and switch to another without committing incomplete changes. Using git stash helps keep the working directory clean.

💼 Career

Knowing how to use git stash and git stash pop is essential for managing code changes efficiently in collaborative software development environments.

1

Create a new file with changes

Create a new file called example.txt and add the line Hello, Git! to it.

Git

# Create a new file named example.txt and add the text 'Hello, Git!'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the echo command to write text to a file.

2

Save changes using git stash

Run the command git stash to save your current changes temporarily.

Git

echo "Hello, Git!" > example.txt
# Run 'git stash' to save changes
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Simply type git stash to save your changes.

3

Restore changes using git stash pop

Run the command git stash pop to restore the saved changes back to your working directory.

Git

git stash
# Run 'git stash pop' to restore changes
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git stash pop to apply and remove the latest stash.

4

Verify restored changes

Run cat example.txt to display the contents of example.txt and verify it shows Hello, Git!.

Git

git stash pop
# Run 'cat example.txt' to show the file content
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use cat example.txt to see the file content.