With Magit I wouldn't even need to do that. I would just snapshot the file * and continue changing it, then when I need the original version of it I would just

With Magit I wouldn't even need to do that. I would just snapshot the file * and continue changing it, then when I need the original version of it I would just pop it out off the stash. --- https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Stashing.html https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Stashing.html