On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:00:03 -0400, Cousin Ricky wrote:

> On 2026-01-23 09:39 (-4), Mr wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, Consider it a scaffolding over which you do not HAVE to walk...
>> but COULD once people responsible for it will lead you by the hand...
>> one floor at a time... meanwhile you are allowed to walk beneath remote
>> admins, and Git does provide you some safer space, no matter how
>> intimidating its shadow is above your head :-P  Here is an example :
>> Instead of branches, you could have just used "stash" for now, which I
>> find simpler because of its being local.
> 
> But I don't understand what stash does.  I don't know what you mean by
> your scaffolding or "walk beneath" analogy.  I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF
> THIS!

'git stash' takes the current set of changes (for tracked files only) and 
stores them separate from the current branch.  It's a way of reverting 
changes without undoing them; you can `pop` the stash to reapply the 
changes.


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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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