Git 2.55.0 landed with contributions from 100 people, 33 of them first-time contributors. It enabled Rust code by default in the build (opt out via NO_RUST=1), added a fsmonitor daemon for Linux, and extended the experimental git history command.
The release continues Git's push toward incremental multi-pack-index repacking improvements.
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