# Working with Stash

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Scenarios</mark>

Let's consider a scenario where you are working on a feature branch in your Git repository. You have made some changes to the code but haven't completed the task yet. Suddenly, you receive an urgent bug report from a user that requires your immediate attention. You need to switch to the `master` branch to fix the bug, but you don't want to lose your current changes on the feature branch.

To save your changes in a stash, you can use the `git stash save` command. Let's assume you are on the feature branch, and you want to stash your modifications:

```bash
git stash save "My work in progress"
```

The `"My work in progress"` is an optional message that you can provide to describe the stash. It helps you identify the stash later when you have multiple stashes.

After executing the command, Git will create a new stash containing your modifications and revert your working directory to the last commit. You can now safely switch to the `master` branch or perform any other actions.

#### Listing Stashes with `git stash list`

To see the list of stashes you have created, you can use the `git stash list` command. It will display the stash index, message, and the branch where the stash was created. Here's an example:

```bash
git stash list
```

output:

```
stash@{0}: On feature-branch: My work in progress
stash@{1}: On another-branch: Fixing some bugs
```

In this example, there are two stashes available. The most recent stash (`stash@{0}`) was created on the `feature-branch`, and the message associated with it is "My work in progress." The second stash (`stash@{1}`) was created on `another-branch` with the message "Fixing some bugs."

#### Applying a Stash with `git stash apply`

Once you are ready to continue working on your changes, you can apply the stash back to your working directory using the `git stash apply` command. By default, this command applies the most recent stash. If you have multiple stashes and want to apply a specific one, you can provide its index as an argument.

```bash
git stash apply
```

This command applies the most recent stash and brings back your changes to the working directory. If you have multiple stashes and want to apply a specific one, you can use the stash index:

```bash
git stash apply stash@{1}
```

The `apply` command doesn't remove the stash after applying it. If you want to remove the stash from the stash list, you can use the `git stash drop` command:

```bash
git stash drop stash@{1}
```

Remember to replace `stash@{1}` with the appropriate stash index.

{% hint style="info" %}
Working with Git stash provides a convenient way to temporarily save your changes without committing them to the repository
{% endhint %}