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

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YYuri <yuri@rawbw.com>
Date
May 6, 2021, 08:45 UTC
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On 5/6/21 1:40 AM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
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> No. Commits are most definitely not public. Not unless you do
> `git push`, and only if you push to a public repository.
>
> I have countless commits on local branches that nobody would every see.
> Many on a "tmp" branch.

So you advocate to use branches? If branches are same or better than stash, why was the stash feature created?

Maybe it should be removed in favor of branches?
Yuri
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  2. Randall S. BeckerMay 5, 2021
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  4. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2021
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  8. YuriMay 6, 2021
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  10. YuriMay 6, 2021
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2021
  12. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2021
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