103 — Git Stash: Saving Work in Progress

Learn to temporarily save uncommitted changes so you can switch contexts without losing work. Master the essential git stash workflow for managing work-in-progress.

Learning Objectives

Understand when and why to use git stash

Save uncommitted work temporarily

List, apply, and manage multiple stashes

Use named stashes for better organization

Step 1

Create a practice repository

Set up a repository to simulate the common stash workflow scenario.

Commands to Run

mkdir -p ~/git-practice/lesson-103

cd ~/git-practice/lesson-103

git init

echo "# Stash Practice" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Initial commit"

git checkout -b feature-login

echo "Login form code here" > login.html

git add login.html

git commit -m "Add login form"

What This Does

We're creating a realistic scenario where you're working on a feature branch. This mirrors real development where you often need to switch context mid-work.

Expected Outcome

You have a repository with a main branch and a feature-login branch with one commit.

Pro Tips

1
Run git branch to verify you're on feature-login