Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-gc: skip stashes when expiring reflogs
> To stash is like putting something in /tmp on a system that runs a cron
> job to clean out cruft from there once in a while. Another analogy is to
> spitting an information out to syslog, so that it is kept until logs are
> rotated.
I like my analogy better. :)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index baa4f55..119117e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ DESCRIPTION
Use 'git-stash' when you want to record the current state of the
working directory and the index, but want to go back to a clean
working directory. The command saves your local modifications away
-and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit.
+and reverts the working directory to match the `HEAD` commit. You should
+think of the stash like a garbage can in which you place your temporary
+work and then bring out to the curb. If you are quick to use your stashed
+changes you can get them before garbage collection occurs (it's every
+Tuesday where I live, but git does it every 30 days).
The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
`git-stash list`, inspected with `git-stash show`, and restored
Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>