1 GIT v1.6.2 Release Notes
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11 * gitweb updates, including a new patch view and RSS/Atom feed
18 * pack-objects autodetects the number of CPUs available and uses threaded
21 (usability, bells and whistles)
23 * automatic typo correction works on aliases as well
25 * @{-1} is a way to refer to the last branch you were on. This is
26 accepted not only where an object name is expected, but anywhere
27 a branch name is expected. E.g. "git branch --track mybranch @{-1}"
28 "git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{-1}".
30 * "git add -p" learned 'g'oto action to jump directly to a hunk.
32 * when "git am" stops upon a patch that does not apply, it shows the
33 title of the offending patch.
35 * "git am --directory=<dir>" and "git am --reject" passes these options
36 to underlying "git apply".
38 * "git clone" now makes its best effort when cloning from an empty
39 repository to set up configuration variables to refer to the remote
42 * "git checkout -" is a shorthand for "git checkout @{-1}".
44 * "git cherry" defaults to whatever the current branch is tracking (if
45 exists) when the <upstream> argument is not given.
47 * "git cvsserver" can be told not to add extra "via git-CVS emulator" to
48 the commit log message it serves via gitcvs.commitmsgannotation
51 * "git diff" learned a new option --inter-hunk-context to coalesce close
52 hunks together and show context between them.
54 * The definition of what constitutes a word for "git diff --color-words"
55 can be customized via gitattributes, command line or a configuration.
57 * "git diff" learned --patience to run "patience diff" algorithm.
59 * Some combinations of -b/-w/--ignore-space-at-eol to "git diff" did
62 * "git filter-branch" learned --prune-empty option that discards commits
63 that do not change the contents.
65 * "git grep -w" and "git grep" for fixed strings have been optimized.
67 * "git log" and friends include HEAD to the set of starting points
68 when --all is given. This makes a difference when you are not on
71 * "git ls-tree" learned --full-tree option that shows the path in full
72 regardless of where in the work tree hierarchy the command was started.
74 * "git mergetool" learned -y(--no-prompt) option to disable prompting.
76 * "git rebase -i" can transplant a history down to root to elsewhere
79 * "git reset --merge" is a new mode that works similar to the way
80 "git checkout" switches branches, taking the local changes while
81 switching to another commit.
89 All of the fixes in v1.6.1.X maintenance series are included in this
90 release, unless otherwise noted.
92 * "git-add sub/file" when sub is a submodule incorrectly added the path to
95 * git-bundle did not exclude annotated tags even when a range given from the
96 command line wanted to.
98 * branch switching and merges had a silly bug that did not validate
99 the correct directory when making sure an existing subdirectory is
104 O=v1.6.1.2-252-g8c95d3c
105 echo O=$(git describe master)
106 git shortlog --no-merges $O..master ^maint
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