`git stash apply --index` fails with `error: No valid patches in input` on one machine

Question

When I try to pop/apply a simple stash with --index that includes files from the index/staging area, I get the following output:

$ git stash apply --index   
error: No valid patches in input (allow with "--allow-empty")
error: conflicts in index. Try without --index.

This only happens on my machine (git version 2.43.0, arch linux+zsh). I cannot reproduce it on another machine.

I tried disabling autocrlf, but it does not solve the problem.

This does not happen if I omit --index.

a. inspect stash with a history viewer (for example gitk stash, or run git log --oneline --graph stash and see what commits should be compared) to figure out what patches should be applied ; b. perhaps the index part is already part of the committed changes on your new HEAD, have you tried running git stash apply (without --index) as suggested ? — LeGEC
– LeGEC, Commented Dec 6, 2023 at 8:49
@LeGEC: This happens only with --index which I am trying to use. I will update the question. I can't find something useful or related using git log or gitk — Udi
– Udi, Commented Dec 6, 2023 at 14:39

Udi · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-06 14:48:50Z

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Solved!

I had a setting that messed it up:

git config pager.stash="less -FRX"

I will report this as a bug :-)

answered Dec 6, 2023 at 14:48

Udi

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do you mean: the presence of this setting would prevent git stash apply --index from working properly ??

@LeGEC: exactly.