How do I 'git stash' changes for multiple commits?

Question

I have five files that have been changed: 1-3 need to be in a single commit, while 4 and 5 need to be different commits entirely, so I need 3 separate commits in all. How do I use git stash to accomplish the following:

commit1:
  file1
  file2
  file3
commit2:
  file4
commit3:
  file5

without losing any of my changes? Thanks!

Answer 1

If I'm reading your question correctly, you don't need to use git stash at all...

You could just add them and commit them separately:

git add file1 file2 file3
git commit -m "first message"
git add file4
git commit -m "second message"
git add file5
git commit -m "third message"