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Git & Version Control · Question Set
Stashing, Cleaning & Working Tree Maintenance interview questions for placements and exams.
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Git & Version Control
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Stash lets you temporarily shelve uncommitted changes so you can switch branches, pull fixes, or review code with a clean tree. Later you reapply the changes, avoiding throwaway commits or losing work.
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`git stash` (or `git stash push`) stores current tracked changes and resets the worktree.
`-u/--include-untracked` adds untracked files; use `-a` to include ignored too.
`--all` (aka `-a`) includes ignored and untracked files along with tracked changes.
It stashes only unstaged changes while leaving the index intact. Useful before running tests/CI on exactly what is staged for commit without noise from local WIP.
Modern syntax uses `git stash push -m "message"` to label the stash.
`-p/--patch` lets you interactively pick hunks to stash.
`git clean` removes untracked files/dirs from the working tree. It permanently deletes files not tracked by Git, so use `-n` (dry-run) first to preview.
`-d` removes untracked directories; `-f` is required to actually perform deletion.
`-x` makes `clean` also remove ignored files; pair with `-f` to apply.
List with `git stash list`. Inspect with `git stash show -p stash@{n}` to see the patch, or `git show stash@{n}` for full object details.
`pop = apply + drop`. Use `apply` to reuse later, `pop` to consume once.
1) Commit or stash WIP (`git stash -p -m "wip"`). 2) Verify status (`git status`, `git stash list`). 3) Clean dry-run (`git clean -ndx`). 4) If OK, run `git clean -fdx` for a pristine tree. 5) Reapply stashed pieces as needed with `git stash apply` and re-stage.