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title: '`glab stack save`'
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group: Code Review
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Save your progress within a stacked diff. (EXPERIMENTAL)

## Synopsis

Save your current progress with a diff on the stack.

This feature is an experiment and is not ready for production use.
It might be unstable or removed at any time.
For more information, see
<https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/>.

```plaintext
glab stack save [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Save currently staged changes as diff with description
glab stack save -m "added a function"

# Add specified file to staged changes and save diff
glab stack save added_file

# Add all tracked files to staged changes and save diff
glab stack save -a -m "added a function to exisiting file"

# Add all tracked and untracked files to staged changes and save diff
glab stack save . -m "added new file"
```

## Options

```plaintext
  -a, --all                  Automatically stage modified and deleted tracked files
  -d, --description string   Description of the change.
  -m, --message string       Alias for the description flag.
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
  -h, --help              Show help for this command.
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO   Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.
```
