Re: git log -S doesn't search stash WIPs

On Feb 8, 2008 12:18 PM, Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] wrote:

Hi,

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Jonathan del Strother wrote:

quoted

"git log --all -Sfoo" doesn't find strings introduced in stash WIP
commits, only the stash index.

It is a little unfortunate that a stash will do this:

HEAD ------- stash
    \       /
      index

In other words, the index will be "committed" as a regular commit, but the
working directory will actually be a "merge commit".

So you need to add "--cc" to see the commit.

Further, the stash is not just a branch.  The stash is actually a stack of
reflogs.  So could you try again, with

        $ git log --cc -Sfoo --walk-reflogs stash

Hmmm, I'm a little fuzzy on why --cc helps, though it looks like
either or both of --cc and --walk-reflogs will do the trick.
Thanks for the help
Jon