When the update-ref invocation fails, store_stash currently prints: Cannot save the current status This is not very useful for diagnosing the problem. Instead, print: Cannot store 688268c4254ca5dc6e2effa83bae4f0dbbe75e5b so we can inspect the object and analyze why the update-ref failed. Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@xxxxxxxxx> --- git-stash.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh index 1d483f5..24d72fc 100755 --- a/git-stash.sh +++ b/git-stash.sh @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ store_stash () { # Make sure the reflog for stash is kept. : >>"$GIT_DIR/logs/$ref_stash" git update-ref -m "$stash_msg" $ref_stash $w_commit || - die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current status")" + die "$(gettext "Cannot store $w_commit")" } save_stash () { -- 1.8.3.rc1.57.g4ac1522 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html