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README.md

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 - [Grep For A Pattern On Another Branch](git/grep-for-a-pattern-on-another-branch.md)
 - [Grep Over Commit Messages](git/grep-over-commit-messages.md)
 - [Ignore Changes To A Tracked File](git/ignore-changes-to-a-tracked-file.md)
+- [Include A Message With Your Stashed Changes](git/include-a-message-with-your-stashed-changes.md)
 - [Include Some Stats In Your Git Log](git/include-some-stats-in-your-git-log.md)
 - [Intent To Add](git/intent-to-add.md)
 - [Interactively Unstage Changes](git/interactively-unstage-changes.md)

git/include-a-message-with-your-stashed-changes.md

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+# Include A Message With Your Stashed Changes
+
+If you were to quickly stash some changes, you end up with a stash reference
+that git would attach a little context to, such as the latest commit SHA and
+the first line of its commit message.
+
+```bash
+$ git stash list
+stash@{0}: WIP on master: 6766419 Add link to source for latest TIL
+```
+
+Often this won't provide you the needed context to return to your stash and
+pick up where you left off even days later.
+
+You can customize the message of a stash with the `-m` flag.
+
+```bash
+$ git stash push -m 'made some changes'
+```
+
+When you view your stash list, you'll see your custom message.
+
+```bash
+$ git stash list
+stash@{0}: On master: made some changes
+```
+
+And hopefully that's the context you need to hit the ground running.
+
+See `man git-stash` for more details.