Git Core Improvements and Contributions
What’s new in Git 2.50.0?

What’s new in Git 2.50.0?

6/16/2025 · Justin Tobler

What this post added

Introduced `git-diff-pairs(1)` command to efficiently generate patch output from `git-diff-tree(1)`'s raw format, enabling batched diff computation for improved scalability in large change sets. Added `--batch-updates` option to `git-update-ref(1)` to allow partial success of reference updates within a transaction. Introduced `--filter` option to `git-cat-file(1)` for more efficient object retrieval by type or other criteria.

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