git-2.56.0

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[Xi Ruoyao]

The NEWS is very long. See git-2.56.0/Documentation/RelNotes/2.56.0.adoc in the tarball.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Git 2.56.0 Release Highlights

The open-source Git project released Git 2.56.0 with contributions from over 104 developers. This release focuses heavily on history editing, conflict resolution, and preventing typos:

git history drop <commit>: An experimental new feature that performs "history surgery" by dropping a targeted commit and replaying its descendants cleanly onto its parent.

git add --resolved: This new flag allows developers to easily stage files where conflicts have been resolved, checking to ensure no raw conflict markers were accidentally left behind.

git replay --linearize: Flattens complex merge topologies into a linear sequence without needing to manipulate the working tree directly.

Typo Correction: Git is now friendlier with common CLI slip-ups. For example, if you mistakenly type git push origin/main, it catches the typo and suggests the proper git push origin main command.

The Path to Git 3.0: Maintainers confirmed that Git 3.0 remains the ultimate breaking point where repository defaults will change and Rust will become a build requirement.

[Xi Ruoyao]

Fixed at aa3c3a47f72590233e6ab5751ad4bdf0e01c043c.