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Git 2.56 adds safer conflict resolution and smaller path-walk repacks

lwn.net by jake 51 min read Editor score 7/10

Git 2.56 includes a safer conflict-resolution workflow, smaller path-walk repacks, and a new `git history drop` subcommand, among other changes. The release is useful to engineers who depend on Git workflows and repository performance.

What

Git 2.56.0 is a feature release with 748 non-merge commits since 2.55.0 from 104 contributors.

How

New features include safer conflict resolution, smaller path-walk repacks, and a git history drop subcommand.

Why it matters

The workflow and repack changes are relevant to engineers maintaining repositories and large codebases.

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