Stash edits to one chosen file.
Git: A pathspec limits the stash to selected paths while other changes remain in the working tree.
set -euo pipefail
git stash push -q -m 'Notes only' -- note.txt
git diff --name-only
git show HEAD:note.txtExpected output EXAMPLE
other.txt first
Details
Requires Git and Bash. Run in a disposable practice repository. The test setup below creates the starting files and commits. A pathspec limits the stash to selected paths while other changes remain in the working tree. The input setup creates a disposable practice repository with a fictional local author identity. Run these examples only in that repository.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · git version 2.43.0 · git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Snippet process uid 65534 with a read-only root filesystem and temporary working files. Networking disabled. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged process) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
bash -euo pipefail -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:ec91410a8f6ec3e985830b5e3a0560306d36f8c1c5ccd91a6699abe707123fa3- Code SHA-256
053d55b39751eaabd61112eab84240d0efe315ae801c90d8a3eb26bfa46c70e0- Dependencies
- git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
git init -q -b main git config user.name 'Example Developer' git config user.email 'developer@example.invalid' git config commit.gpgsign false git config tag.gpgsign false git config color.ui false printf 'first ' > note.txt git add note.txt git commit -qm 'Initial notes' touch other.txt; git add other.txt; git commit -qm 'Other file'; printf 'changed\n' >> note.txt; printf 'other\n' >> other.txt
Observed standard output
other.txt first
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.