Git for Windows v2.9.0-rc0

This is a source-only preview, integrating Git v2.9.0-rc0 into Git for
Windows.

Git 2.9-rc0

Git for Windows v2.8.3

Changes since Git for Windows v2.8.2 (May 3rd 2016)

New Features

  • Comes with Git v2.8.3.

Git for Windows v2.8.2

Changes since Git for Windows v2.8.1 (April 4th 2016)

New Features

  • Comes with Git v2.8.2.
  • Starting with version 2.8.2, Git for Windows is also published as a
    NuGet package.
  • Comes with Git Credential Manager v1.3.0.

Bug Fixes

  • FSCache is now enabled by default even when upgrading from previous
    Git for Windows versions.
  • We now add git.exe to the PATH by default even when upgrading from
    previous Git for Windows versions.
  • Git GUI now sets author information correctly when amending.
  • OpenSSL received a critical update to version 1.0.2h.

Git for Windows v2.8.1

Changes since Git for Windows v2.8.0 (March 29th 2016)

New Features

  • Comes with Git v2.8.1.
  • The Git for Windows project updated its contributor guidelines to
    the Contributor Covenant 1.4.

Bug Fixes

  • Git's default editor (vim) is no longer freezing in CMD windows.
  • GIT_SSH (and other executable paths that Git wants to spawn) can
    now contain spaces.

Git for Windows v2.8.0

Changes since Git for Windows v2.7.4 (March 18th 2016)

New Features

  • Comes with Git v2.8.0.
  • Comes with the Git Credential Manager v1.2.2.
  • The FSCache feature (which was labeled experimental for quite some
    time) is now enabled by default.
  • Git is now added to the PATH by default (previously, the default
    was for Git to be available only from Git Bash/CMD).
  • The installer now offers to launch the Git Bash right away.

Bug Fixes

  • The previous workaround for the blurred link to the Git Credential
    Manager was fixed so that the link is neither blurry nor
    overlapping.
  • The installer now changes the label of the Next button to Install
    on the last wizard page before installing.

Git 2.8

Git for Windows v2.7.4

Changes since Git for Windows v2.7.3 (March 15th 2016)

New Features

  • Comes with Git 2.7.4.

Bug Fixes

  • The Git Credential Manager hyperlink in the installer is no longer
    blurred.

Git for Windows v2.7.3

Changes since Git for Windows v2.7.2 (February 23rd 2016)

New Features

  • Git for Windows now ships with the Git Credential Manager for
    Windows.

Bug Fixes

  • We now handle UTF-8 merge and squash messages correctly in Git GUI.
  • When trying to modify a repository config outside of any Git
    worktree, git config no longer creates a .git/ directory but prints
    an appropriate error message instead.
  • A new version of Git for Windows' SDK was released.
  • We no longer show asterisks when reading the username for
    credentials.

Git for Windows v2.7.2

Changes since Git for Windows v2.7.1(2) (February 12th 2016)

New Features

  • Git for Windows' SDK version 1.0.2 has been released.
  • The "list references" window of gitk is now wider by default.
  • Comes with Git 2.7.2.

Bug Fixes

  • The user is now presented with a nice error message when calling
    node while node.exe is not in the PATH (this bug also affected
    other interactive console programs such as python and php).
  • The arrow keys are respected again in gitk.
  • When a too-long path is encountered, git clean -dfx no longer
    aborts quietly.
  • Git GUI learned to stage lines appended to a single-line file.
  • When launching C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash -l -i in a cmd window
    and pressing Ctrl+C, the console is no longer corrupted
    (previously, the bash.exe redirector would terminate and both cmd &
    Bash would compete for user input).