Stash Only staged changes also includes unstaged

[sr105]

Version 2026.06
Ubuntu 22.04.5

Steps to reproduce:

• Modify a file in multiple places.
• Stage only some of the changes
• Stash with "Only staged changes" selected

Result:

The entire file including unstaged changes is stashed.

What I expected:

"Only staged changes" should be stashed.

Thanks for the product and all your effort.

[love-linger]

Only staged changes is indeed misleading to users. To be precise, it should be: Only staged files. git stash push --staged cannot exclude the unstaged part of a file when trying to stash the staged part of it.

For example: A is a file that contains both unstaged and staged parts, where the unstaged part is a further modification to the newly added content in the staged part. In this case, no matter which combination of git commands is used, we cannot stash only its staged part.

[love-linger]

There's a warning message for this operation when you are stashing local changes from the context menu of selected staged changes. I should also show it when Only staged changes enabled.

[love-linger]

I've pushed a new commit that updates the label and tooltip of this option.