git stash to save changes - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Using <code>git stash</code> to Save Changes

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project and have made some changes to files. Suddenly, you need to switch to another task without committing your current changes. You want to save your work temporarily without losing it.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to use git stash to save your current changes safely and then view the saved stash.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new file with some changes

Use git stash to save changes

List the saved stashes

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers often need to pause work on one task and switch to another without committing incomplete changes. <code>git stash</code> helps save work safely.

💼 Career

Knowing how to use <code>git stash</code> is essential for managing work in progress and collaborating smoothly in software development teams.

1

Create a new file with changes

Create a new file called feature.txt and add the text New feature in progress to it. Then stage the file using git add feature.txt.

Git

# Create the file and add text, then stage it
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use echo to write text to the file and git add to stage it.

2

Save changes using git stash

Use the command git stash to save your current staged changes temporarily.

Git

echo "New feature in progress" > feature.txt
git add feature.txt
# Save changes with git stash
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Simply run git stash to save your changes.

3

List saved stashes

Use the command git stash list to see the list of saved stashes.

Git

echo "New feature in progress" > feature.txt
git add feature.txt
git stash
# List all saved stashes
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Run git stash list to view saved stashes.

4

Show the output of git stash list

Run git stash list and observe the output showing your saved stash.

Git

echo "New feature in progress" > feature.txt
git add feature.txt
git stash
git stash list
# Run the command to show the stash list
# Your code here

Need a hint?

The output should show a line starting with stash@{0}: indicating your saved changes.