# What's new in Git 2.1.0 for devs

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/whats-new-in-git-2-1-0-for-devs/537>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/whats-new-in-git-2-1-0-for-devs/537 "2014-08-25T15:49:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![michael](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/michael/32/15070_2.png) [@michael](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/whats-new-in-git-2-1-0-for-devs/537/1 "2014-08-25T15:49:27Z")

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[Atlassian have posted a nice synopsis](http://blogs.atlassian.com/2014/08/whats-new-git-2-1/) of what’s new in the latest release of Git 2.1.0. Highlights described there include:

- Better pager defaults
- Better bash completion
- `approxidate` comes to `git commit`
- Better paths with `grep.fullname`
- `git replace` got smarter
- Sensible tag ordering with `tag.sort`
- Simpler verification of signed commits
- Performance boosts

[Take a look and see what’s new!](http://blogs.atlassian.com/2014/08/whats-new-git-2-1/) If you’re feeling hungry for even more detail, [check out the full Git 2.1.0 release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.1.0.txt).