Re: Confusing `stash apply` behavior

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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quoting Tim Visher <tim.visher@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> When I do `git stash apply`, it deletes the file I'm working with.
>>
>>     $ ls
>>     featureList.txt*  keycontrol.mdb*
>>
>>     $ git show stash@{0}
>>     commit b3c0f4b9b3c3ef7741a03fb27174f5838abc939d
>>     Merge: 9fb9886 112bba9
>>     Author: Tim Visher <timothy.visher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>     Date:   Tue Mar 10 15:25:04 2009 -0400
>>
>>     WIP on dev: 9fb9886 Added DB Lock file to .gitignore. EOM
>>
>>     diff --cc keycontrol.mdb
>>     index 68a9bac,68a9bac..0000000
>>     --- a/keycontrol.mdb
>>     +++ b/keycontrol.mdb
>>
>>     $ git stash apply
>>     Removing keycontrol.mdb
>>     # On branch refactoring
>>     # Changed but not updated:
>>     #   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
>>     #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working
>> directory)
>>     #
>>     #       deleted:    keycontrol.mdb
>>     #
>>     no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
>>
>> Considering the output of `git show` I would expect that the contents
>> of the stash are, well, what I expect them to be: a new version of
>> keycontrol.mdb.
>
> The 'index' line in your 'diff --cc' output says that back when you created that stash, the HEAD and your index both held a blob object 68a9bac and your working tree didn't have that file, ie, removed. It is very natural that the file is removed when you apply that stash.

Huh.  I don't know how that would have happened, but I guess I should
have been more careful with the stash command.  Oh well.

Thanks for your help!

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