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A stash temporarily sets aside changes you’re working on. ParalleLane also draws stashes on the commit graph, showing when each one was created.

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Creating a stash

Click the Stash button in the right sidebar toolbar (disabled when the Working copy is clean). The modal sets the following options:
  • Message (optional) is a description to help you recognize it later.
  • Keep staged changes (—keep-index) leaves staged changes in the Working copy. Use this when you only want to build or test what you’ve staged.
  • Include untracked files (-u) also saves new files that aren’t tracked yet.
  • Files to stash lists changed files as checkboxes, all selected by default. Uncheck one and it stays in the Working copy (a partial stash).
The Stash dialog, showing the Message (optional) field, the Keep staged changes (--keep-index) option, and the Include untracked files (-u) option
Renamed files appear as a single old-name → new-name entry; selecting it stashes the deletion and the addition together. Turn off Include untracked files and untracked files disappear from the list. Uncheck everything and the Stash button is disabled; no empty stash is created.

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Applying a stash

Right-click an item in the Stashes section of the left repository panel and choose Apply stash to open the modal. The Delete stash after applying option decides whether it’s removed from the list; a stash is kept when a conflict occurs.
The Apply Stash dialog, showing the stash entry to apply and the Delete stash after applying option
Double-click a stash entry or its node in the graph and it applies immediately with no modal; the stash stays in the list. Use the right-click menu if you also want to delete it after applying.Turn on Delete stash after applying by default in Settings → ParalleLane → Git and the modal’s option comes pre-selected (this doesn’t apply to double-click apply).

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When applying causes a conflict

Conflicted files collect in the Conflicted section of the Working copy panel. The resolution steps are the same as in Resolving merge conflicts.
However, git stash apply doesn’t leave an “in progress” state. There’s no conflict banner and no continue-or-abort flow. Resolve the conflict, stage it, and commit as usual. The stash stays in the list, so you can apply it again.

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Deleting a stash

Right-click a stash entry, choose Delete, confirm stash@{N}: <message>, and click Delete.
Deleting a stash cannot be undone.

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Stashes in the graph

A stash is a separate node branching off the base commit at the time it was created, drawn directly above the base commit. Both the node and the connecting line are dashed, showing it isn’t part of regular history, and its title takes the form stash@{N}: <message>.
The commit graph, showing a stash node connected to the base commit with a dashed line
Click an item once in the left-hand list and the graph scrolls to and selects the matching node. Select the node and the right sidebar shows the list of changed files it contains; pick a file and its diff opens.