Git: how do I stash only some files, not everything?

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I want to stash changes to just one or two files and keep working on the rest.

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Pass the paths to `git stash push`:

```bash
git stash push -m "wip login" path/to/file1 path/to/file2
```

Only those files are stashed; the rest of your working tree is untouched. To pick changes interactively (even hunks within a file):

```bash
git stash push -p    # -p walks you through each change: y/n to stash it
```

Retrieve later with `git stash pop` (applies and drops) or `git stash apply` (applies, keeps the stash). List stashes with `git stash list` and inspect one with `git stash show -p stash@{0}`. To also stash untracked files, add `-u`. Naming with `-m` makes `git stash list` readable when you have several.

Git: how do I stash only some files, not everything?

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