Git stash untracked files -How do you stash an untracked file?

574 Asked by FaithDavidson in Data Science , Asked on Jul 12, 2021

I have changes to a file, plus a new file, and would like to use git stash to put them away while I switch to another task. But git stash by itself stashes only the changes to the existing file; the new file remains in my working tree, cluttering up my future work. How do I stash this untracked file?

Answered by Delbert Rauch

To solve stash untracked files, there is an update in git so for

New versions of git now have

    git stash --all

which stashes all files, including untracked and ignored files.

    git stash --include-untracked

no longer touches ignored files.

As of version 1.7.7, you can use

    git stash --include-untracked

    git stash save -u

to stash untracked files without staging them.

Git stash untracked files -How do you stash an untracked file?

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