Read Git release notes in the terminal.
The release notes are fetched from https://github.com/git/git/tree/master/Documentation/RelNotes.
- Download the script
git-relnotes
. - Save it as
/usr/local/bin/git-relnotes
, or use any directory available in$PATH
. - Ensure the script is made executable.
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Show the release notes for the currently installed git version
git relnotes
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List recently releases from https://github.com/git/git/releases
git relnotes -l
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List all releases
git relnotes -L
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Show the release notes for a given version
git relnotes v2.14
git relnotes 2.14.3
git relnotes 2.15.0-rc2
# Caveat: latest snapshot of upcoming v2.15.0 release notes.