Modified files in a git branch are spilling over into another branch

Question

I am working on a git repository with a master branch and another topic branch. I have switched to topic branch and modified a file. Now, if I switched to master branch that

Answer 1

If you want to temporarily store your changes to one branch while you go off to do work on another, you can use the git stash command. It's one of the amazing little unsung perks of using git. Example workflow:

git stash #work saved
git checkout master
#edit files
git commit
git checkout git-build
git stash apply #restore earlier work

git stash stores a stack of changes, so you can safely store multiple checkpoints. You can also give them names/descriptions. Full usage info here.