The key difference between git stash pop and git stash apply is that pop removes the stash after applying it, while apply leaves the stash in the list for possible later use[1][2][3][4].
Specifically:
git stash pop applies the stash and then removes it from the stash stack[4]. It's equivalent to running git stash apply followed by git stash drop[1][4].
git stash apply applies the stash but leaves it in the stash list for later use[1][2][4]. You can then optionally run git stash drop to remove it[1].
Another difference is that git stash apply can apply any commit that looks like one created by stash push or stash create, while pop only applies the most recent stash[5].
The only time git stash pop behaves like apply is if there are merge conflicts when applying the s...
