Stash

ELI5 — The Vibe Check

Stash is like putting your messy work in a drawer temporarily. You're in the middle of something but need to switch branches — stash saves your changes, cleans your desk, and lets you bring them back later when you return.

Real Talk

Git stash temporarily shelves uncommitted changes so you can switch branches or pull updates. Stashed changes are stored in a stack and can be reapplied later with git stash pop or git stash apply.

Show Me The Code

git stash             # save changes
git switch other-branch
# do stuff...
git switch back
git stash pop         # restore changes

When You'll Hear This

"Stash your changes before pulling." / "I stashed it, let me pop it back."