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Snapshot stack? Huh. git checkout -b seems a lot simpler.

• Cyranix 14y ago
  I use this pattern from time to time (and should probably alias it). While checkout -b (or reset --hard <hash>) is good for most cases, I like making a stash entry if I'm in the middle of a logical unit of work and don't want to commit before I do something experimental.
• bumeye 14y ago
  Simpler indeed. That's actually what stash does internally. I usually don't make a separate branch, but just commit it in the current branch. Then you can rebase or amend later. You never need 'snapshot' if you know rebase -i.
  • just2n 14y ago
    You can also just `git reset HEAD~1` if you want to have your index reflect the changes rather than just working on top of an empty index in a new commit. My workflow is a --no-verify commit on the branch, then when I come back, just reset to the previous commit and continue. This is pretty much identical to stashing, though I prefer it since it means the part of git I use is smaller.