Viewing and Cleaning Stashes

Learn how to view and clean up your stashes in Git to keep your workspace organized.

Viewing and Cleaning Stashes in Git

When using git stash to save your work in progress, it is easy to accumulate multiple stashes over time. Managing them efficiently is crucial to avoid confusion and keep your workspace tidy.

This tutorial explains how to view all your stashes and clean up unneeded ones in Git.

Listing All Stashes

To see all stashed changes, use the following command:

git stash list

This displays a list of saved stashes along with their identifiers, making it easy to know what each stash contains.

Inspecting a Specific Stash

To look inside a specific stash without applying it, run:

git stash show -p stash@0

Replace stash@0 with the identifier of the stash you want to inspect.

Dropping a Single Stash

When a stash is no longer needed, you can remove it using:

git stash drop stash@0

This deletes only the specified stash, leaving others intact.

Clearing All Stashes

If you want to remove all stashes at once, use:

git stash clear

This permanently deletes every stash, so make sure you no longer need them before running this command.

Summary

Viewing and cleaning stashes in Git helps maintain a clean development environment. Use these commands regularly to manage your stashes effectively and prevent clutter.

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