Subject: Re: [PATCH] Emit helpful status for accidental "git stash" save

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:22:34 -0800

Wincent Colaiuta <[email-masked]> writes:

> diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
> index f16fd9c..a2f3723 100755
> --- a/git-stash.sh
> +++ b/git-stash.sh
> @@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ save_stash () {
>  
>  	git update-ref -m "$stash_msg" $ref_stash $w_commit ||
>  		die "Cannot save the current status"
> -	printf >&2 'Saved "%s"\n' "$stash_msg"
> +	printf >&2 'Saved working directory and index state "%s"\n' "$stash_msg"
> +	echo >&2 '(To restore them type "git stash apply")'
>  }
>  
>  have_stash () {

I like that "To restore them..." insn, and I like that this is
much less invasive than anything we have seen during the
discussion.  But can we do this only for an accidental "git
stash" not for a deliberate "git stash save"?