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What’s new in Git 2.50.0?

Here are contributions from GitLab's Git team and the Git community such as the git-diff-pairs(1) command and git-rev-list(1) option to perform batched reference updates.
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What's new in Git 2.49.0?

Learn about the latest version of Git, including improved performance thanks to zlib-ng, a new name-hashing algorithm, and git-backfill(1).

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What’s new in Git 2.48.0?

Learn about the latest version of Git, including a new build system and optimization in the new reftable backend. Discover contributions from GitLab's Git team and the Git community.

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What is Git? The ultimate guide to Git's role and functionality

Want to complete your projects with Git? Discover all of Git's benefits and features in our comprehensive guide.

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What's new in Git 2.47.0?

Learn about the latest version of Git, including new global variables to configure reference and object hash formats. Discover contributions from GitLab's Git team and the wider Git community.

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What is GitFlow?

This article introduces the differences between GitFlow and GitLab Flow, explains what GitFlow is, how it works, its benefits, and answers frequently asked questions.

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Git pull vs. git fetch: What's the difference?

Git pull is a Git command that performs both git fetch and git merge simultaneously. This article outlines the characteristics and appropriate uses of each.

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What’s new in Git 2.46.0?

Here are highlights of release contributions from GitLab's Git team and the wider Git community, including reference backend migration tooling and transactional symbolic reference updates.

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