Re: [feature suggestion] Add 'git stash export', 'git stash import' commands to allow to backup stash externally

From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: May 6, 2021, 06:43 UTC
Message-ID: <35877543-93b8-00f8-692e-09a06d4679aa@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <e75f000b-e376-45d5-ee5a-2a555076a3d9@rawbw.com>

Am 06.05.21 um 08:12 schrieb Yuri:

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> On 5/5/21 11:07 PM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>> I would argue that you are doing something wrong if your stashes are
>> particularly valuable. If you regularly revert temporary, but precious
>> work, then you should commit the work and mark it with a branch tip or
>> tag.
>>
> 
> No, it is work in progress. I begin to work on some modification or
> update, discover some issue, and stash the update until this issue is
> resolved,
> 
> It could take days, weeks, months to resolve them.

I know. But, as I said, when you turn away from your current work, which is precious, then you should make a commit, in particular, when you can forsee that you might not be able to come back soon.

A 'git stash' is really only intended as a short-term make-the-worktree-temporarily-clean auxiliary storage. It is not intended as a long-term storage. For long-term storage, use branches. "Short term" is measured in seconds (rebase --autostash), minutes, perhaps hours, but certainly not weeks or months.

At least, that's how I understand (and use) it.

-- Hannes