Git 2.8.4 Source Code Management System Brings More Bug Fixes and Improvements

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Git, the open-source and cross-platform distributed version control system, has been updated to version 2.8.4, a maintenance release that adds assorted bugfixes and new features to the current stable 2.8 branch of the software.

Git 2.8.4 is the fourth point release in the Git 2.8 stable series, released three weeks after the third maintenance build. Git 2.8 is a major update that everyone should use, as it brought many exciting new features, such as parallel fetch of submodules, the ability to tell Git not to guess your identity, as well as support for turning off Git’s smudge and clean filters.

Release highlights of Git 2.8.4 include updated documentation for the “git merge –verify-signatures” command to reflect the fact that only the commit’s signature is being verified, support for hide .git and files marked with a dot in front of them as hidden on Microsoft Windows operating systems, and the ability for the “g… (read more)

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