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+Git v1.7.9.6 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.9.5
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+
+ * "git merge $tag" to merge an annotated tag always opens the editor
+ during an interactive edit session. v1.7.10 series introduced an
+ environment variable GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT to help older scripts decline
+ this behaviour, but the maintenance track should also support it.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.7.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.5]
+* link:v1.7.9.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.6]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt[1.7.9.6],
link:RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt[1.7.9.5],
link:RelNotes/1.7.9.4.txt[1.7.9.4],
link:RelNotes/1.7.9.3.txt[1.7.9.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.9.1.txt[1.7.9.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.9.txt[1.7.9].
-* link:v1.7.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.4]
+* link:v1.7.8.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.5]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt[1.7.8.5],
link:RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt[1.7.8.4],
link:RelNotes/1.7.8.3.txt[1.7.8.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.8.2.txt[1.7.8.2],
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt
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