Worktrees vs stashing decision in Git - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to create a new worktree named 'feature' from the current branch.

Git

git worktree add [1]

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

Astash

Bbranch

Ccommit

Dfeature

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'stash' or 'commit' as the folder name causes confusion.

Forgetting to specify the folder name after 'git worktree add'.

The git worktree add command requires the path for the new worktree. Here, 'feature' is the new directory name for the worktree.

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medium

Complete the command to save your current changes temporarily using stash.

Git

git [1] save

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Astash

Bbranch

Ccommit

Dcheckout

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' instead of 'stash' saves changes permanently.

Using 'branch' or 'checkout' does not save changes.

The git stash save command saves your current changes temporarily so you can switch branches without committing.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to apply the latest stash.

Git

git stash [1]

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Aapply

Bcommit

Cpush

Dpop

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'pop' removes the stash after applying.

Using 'push' or 'commit' is incorrect here.

The git stash apply command applies the latest stash without removing it from the stash list.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a new worktree for branch 'dev' in folder 'dev-tree'.

Git

git worktree add [1] [2]

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

Adev-tree

Bfeature

Cdev

Dmain

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping folder and branch names.

Using a branch name that does not exist.

The first argument is the folder name for the new worktree, and the second is the branch name to check out there.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to stash changes, switch to branch 'test', and apply the stash.

Git

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

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

Astash

Btest

Cpop

Dcommit

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' instead of 'stash' to save changes.

Using 'apply' instead of 'pop' to remove stash after applying.

First, stash your changes with git stash save. Then switch to branch 'test'. Finally, apply and remove the stash with git stash pop.