`git stash` without args is hard to grep through later. Always pass a message — your future self will thank you.
Bash
# Save with a message describing WHY
git stash push -m "WIP: fixing the cancel button"
# Stash only specific files
git stash push -m "frontend tweaks" -- src/components/Button.tsx
# Include untracked files (default skips them)
git stash push -u -m "scratch experiment"
# List with messages visible
git stash list
# stash@{0}: On feature-branch: WIP: fixing the cancel button
# stash@{1}: On main: scratch experiment
# Inspect a stash without applying
git stash show -p stash@{1}
# Apply by message (no need to remember the index)
git stash apply "$(git stash list | grep 'fixing the cancel' | awk -F: '{print $1}')"Save your own code snippets
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