1. Shelve changes
git stash saves uncommitted changes away and restores a clean working tree.
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git stash shelves uncommitted changes so you can switch context with a clean tree. push -m labels an entry, list shows the LIFO stash stack, pop reapplies and removes the top entry (apply keeps it), and drop deletes one.
git stash shelves your uncommitted changes — both staged and unstaged — and resets the working tree to a clean HEAD, so you can switch branches or pull without committing half-done work. push -m "wip" does the same but attaches a label.
The stashes form a LIFO stack. git stash list prints it, newest first, as stash@{0}, stash@{1}, and so on. Each entry remembers exactly the diff you shelved.
git stash pop reapplies the top entry and removes it from the stack; git stash apply reapplies but leaves it in place. git stash drop deletes an entry outright when you no longer need it.
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stash shelves changes and cleans the tree.
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push -m labels an entry; list shows the stack.
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pop reapplies and removes; apply keeps; drop deletes.
git stash
git stash push -m "wip"
git stash list
git stash pop
git stash dropRead the implementation
Connect each part of the code to the concept before you type.
2. Labelled stash
push -m records a labelled stash entry so you can recognise it later in the list.
git stash push -m "wip"3. List the stack
list shows the stash stack, with the most recent entry as stash@{0}.
git stash list4. Reapply & remove
pop reapplies the top stash and deletes it; apply would reapply but keep it.
git stash pop5. Delete an entry
drop deletes a stash entry without reapplying it.
git stash dropA complete learning loop
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Understand
Read the concept map and follow the code breakdown.
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Reconstruct
Type the implementation, repair mistakes and work through every recall exercise.
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Verify
Use the final check without hints; revisit weak concepts in short practice sessions.