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Looking forward to Git 2.56 – and 3.0

The Git version 2.56 is on the horizon, along with the upcoming version 3.0. Linus Torvalds announced that 2.56 will be released within a week, while 3.0 is expected in a few months. Version 2.56 will include several bug fixes and minor improvements, including fixing a performance issue in the 'git merge' command. Version 3.0 will bring significant changes, such as removing the 'git diff' command and replacing it with 'git show', and a new 'git range-diff' command. The new version will also include a more flexible and customizable diff output format. Linus Torvalds has stated that the key goals for version 3.0 are to improve user experience and reduce the complexity of Git's command-line interface.

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