Stashing specific files in Git - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

beginner

What is the purpose of git stash push -m "message" <file>?

It saves changes from only the specified file(s) into a new stash with a message, leaving other changes unstashed.

beginner

How do you stash changes from only one file without affecting others?

Use git stash push <filename> to stash changes from that file only.

beginner

What happens to unstaged changes in other files when you stash specific files?

They remain in your working directory and are not stashed or removed.

intermediate

Can you stash changes from multiple specific files at once?

Yes, by listing multiple files after git stash push, like git stash push file1 file2.

beginner

What command shows the list of all stashes including those with specific files?

Use git stash list to see all saved stashes with their messages.

Which command stashes changes only from a specific file named app.js?

A git stash push app.js

B git stash save app.js

C git stash all app.js

D git stash file app.js

The correct syntax to stash specific files is git stash push <filename>.

What happens to other unstaged files when you stash a specific file?

A They are also stashed automatically

B They get committed

C They get deleted

D They remain unchanged in the working directory

Only the specified files are stashed; other files remain as they are.

How can you add a message to a stash when stashing specific files?

A git stash save "message" <files>

B git stash push -m "message" <files>

C git stash message "message" <files>

D git stash add-message "message" <files>

Use git stash push -m "message" <files> to add a message.

Which command lists all stashes including those with specific files?

A git stash all

B git stash show

C git stash list

D git stash status

git stash list shows all saved stashes.

Can you stash changes from multiple files at once?

A Yes, by listing files after git stash push

B No, you must stash all changes

C Yes, but only with git stash save

D No, only one file at a time

You can stash multiple files by listing them after git stash push.

Explain how to stash changes from only one or more specific files in git.

Think about how to tell git exactly which files to stash.

Describe what happens to unstaged changes in files not included when stashing specific files.

Consider what git does only with the files you specify.