How do I see what is inside a stash without actually applying it?
From man git-stash (which can also be obtained via git help stash):
The modifications stashed away by this command can be listed with
git stash list, inspected withgit stash show, and ...
show [<stash>]
Show the changes recorded in the stash as a diff between the stashed
state and its original parent. When no <stash> is given, shows the
latest one. By default, the command shows the diffstat, but it will
accept any format known to git diff (e.g., git stash show -p stash@{1}
to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
Note: the -p option generates a patch, as per git-diff documentation.
List the stashes:
git stash list
Show the files in the most recent stash:
git stash show
Show the changes of the most recent stash:
git stash show -p
Show the changes of the named stash:
git stash show -p stash@{1}
Or in short:
git stash show -p 1
If you want to view changes of only the last stash:
git stash show -p 0