Git 2.53 has been released, marking the latest stable update for this open-source distributed version control system, which is capable of managing everything from small projects to very large ones efficiently.
This release comes two and a half months after Git 2.52 and introduces several new features, including a new is-needed subcommand within the git maintenance command to identify necessary maintenance tasks. A new --diff-algorithm= option has been added to the git blame command, along with an --all option for the git repo info command.
Notably, the experimental git replay command has been updated to handle ref updates automatically in a transaction by default, streamlining the process. Additionally, the git apply and git diff commands have received a new whitespace error class known as incomplete-line. The git fast-import command now includes a --signed-commits=strip-if-invalid option, which helps drop any invalid cryptographic signatures from objects. The git repo struct command now recognizes -z as an equivalent to --format=nul.
This version also enhances the git branch command help message, encouraging users to use "git help" instead of "man" for documentation. A new manual detailing the data model has been introduced, and clarifications regarding the use of "revision" (a set of connected commits) in the git replay documentation have been made.
With Git 2.53, there is now more information related to the object database available in the git repo structure output. Improvements also include correctly handling stateful ISO/IEC 2022:1994 encoded strings on macOS and providing support for symbolic links on Windows via Git-for-Windows.
The error messages for bad arguments given to the --onto option in the git replay command have been improved, and extensive performance enhancements and bug fixes have been applied compared to the previous release.
For detailed information regarding the changes in Git 2.53, you can view the release notes or download it from the official website.