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Fwd: Stash and Stash Pop Exit Codes

Subject: Fwd: Stash and Stash Pop Exit Codes

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One message between Jun 17, 2016 and Jun 17, 2016.

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Alex· Jun 17, 2016, 16:06 UTC · lore

I was wondering why git stash exits with a 0 code when it can't stash anything and why git stash pop exits nonzero when it can't stash pop anything. I was trying to script something and wanted to check if anything was stashed before stash popping.

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