Say you have modified files README.md and code.c.
You’ve added README.md to the index (i.e. git add README.md) but code.cis still in the Working Directory.
Now,
git diff will only show the diff for code.c
To see the diff for README.md use:
git diff --staged
Now, if we change README.mdagain, this change is in the working directory.
Note: --cached is synonymous with --staged.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39877748/git-diff-whats-the-difference-between-cached-and-staged
When starting git it’s really helpful to know there are a bunch of locations your source can exist. These are the:
I don’t know if this cheat sheet helps or just overwhelms but some may find it useful: http://www.ndpsoftware.com/git-cheatsheet.html#loc=workspace
The docs say:
git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
but there are plenty of ambiguities here.
What exactly does stash mean?
And what’s a dirty working directory?
Say you’ve got this:
On branch master Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add ..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- ..." to discard changes in working directory) modified: A Untracked files: (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) B
in your current directory your gut reaction might be that it will store your changes to both A and B. After all you’ve changed both and they’re both in your working directory.
That’s not the case:
git stash Saved working directory and index state WIP on master: 2236ca9 with A On branch master Untracked files: (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) B nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
B is ignored. You need to add it to the repo to stash it.
To stash B, use git stash -u
Note: a dirty working directory would seem to indicate a changed file in the current working directory. It isn’t.
dirty state means modified tracked files and staged changes
https://git-scm.com/book/en/v1/Git-Tools-Stashing
working directory is a repository created with the git init command.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36201342/git-where-exactly-is-the-working-directory
Useful discussions:
List stashes with:
git stash list
View contents of stash with:
git stash show -p stash@{0}
Apply stash with:
git stash apply stash@{0}
Note that this won’t remove the stash from the list.
If you attempt to stash it again, you’ll just add another identical entry into your stash list.
To remove it from the list use:
git stash drop stash@{0}
https://git-scm.com/book/en/v1/Git-Tools-Stashing