git-snapshot

git snapshot

Take a snapshot of your current working tree

Git alias:

snapshot = !git stash push --include-untracked --message \"snapshot: $(date)\" && git stash apply \"stash@{0}\" --index

Example:

git snapshot

Take a snapshot of your current working tree without removing changes.

This is handy for refactoring where you can't quite fit what you've done into a commit but daren't stray too far from now without a backup.

Running this …

git snapshot

… creates this stash:

stash@{0}: On feature/handy-git-tricks: snapshot: Mon Apr 8 12:39:06 BST 2013

… and seemingly no changes to your working tree.

From http://blog.apiaxle.com/post/handy-git-tips-to-stop-you-getting-fired/