Re: git stash pop not reapplying deletions

From: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Date: Feb 14, 2010, 22:08 UTC
Message-ID: <201002142308.01704.trast@student.ethz.ch>
In-Reply-To: <loom.20100214T200110-615@post.gmane.org>

On Sunday 14 February 2010 20:45:03 Steve Folly wrote:

> 
> I'm not sure if I've found a bug in 'git stash' or if I'm using 
> it the wrong way? (This is with git 1.6.6):
>

[eliding a lot everywhere to make it clearer]

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> $ git status   # correctly shows renames
> #	renamed:    dira/a -> dirb/a
> #	renamed:    dira/b -> dirb/b
> #	renamed:    dira/c -> dirb/c
> $ git stash
> $ git stash pop
> # Changes to be committed:
> #	new file:   dirb/a
> #	new file:   dirb/b
> #	new file:   dirb/c
> # Changed but not updated:
> #	deleted:    dira/a
> #	deleted:    dira/b
> #	deleted:    dira/c

The problem is that you aren't using --index, but still expecting it to restore your index. If you change it to 'git stash pop --index', everything will work as expected.

Yes, it does stage new files, but that is only to help you: otherwise you could forget them before committing.

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch