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Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.0.txt

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
  * "git merge-file" learned to take the "--diff-algorithm" option to
    use algorithm different from the default "myers" diff.
 
+ * Command line completion (in contrib/) learned to complete path
+   arguments to the "add/set" subcommands of "git sparse-checkout"
+   better.
+
 
 Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
 
@@ -65,8 +69,37 @@ Fixes since v2.43
    authentication material, which has been corrected.
    (merge 16fa3eebc0 jh/trace2-redact-auth later to maint).
 
+ * The sample pre-commit hook that tries to catch introduction of new
+   paths that use potentially non-portable characters did not notice
+   an existing path getting renamed to such a problematic path, when
+   rename detection was enabled.
+   (merge d9fd71fa2a jp/use-diff-index-in-pre-commit-sample later to maint).
+
+ * The command line parser for the "log" family of commands was too
+   loose when parsing certain numbers, e.g., silently ignoring the
+   extra 'q' in "git log -n 1q" without complaining, which has been
+   tightened up.
+   (merge 71a1e94821 jc/revision-parse-int later to maint).
+
+ * "git $cmd --end-of-options --rev -- --path" for some $cmd failed
+   to interpret "--rev" as a rev, and "--path" as a path.  This was
+   fixed for many programs like "reset" and "checkout".
+   (merge 9385174627 jk/end-of-options later to maint).
+
+ * "git bisect reset" has been taught to clean up state files and refs
+   even when BISECT_START file is gone.
+   (merge daaa03e54c jk/bisect-reset-fix later to maint).
+
+ * Some codepaths did not correctly parse configuration variables
+   specified with valueless "true", which has been corrected.
+   (merge d49cb162fa jk/implicit-true later to maint).
+
  * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
    (merge 50f1abcff6 js/packfile-h-typofix later to maint).
    (merge cbf498eb53 jb/reflog-expire-delete-dry-run-options later to maint).
    (merge 7854bf4960 rs/i18n-cannot-be-used-together later to maint).
    (merge cd3c28c53a rs/column-leakfix later to maint).
+   (merge 866a1b9026 ps/ref-tests-update-more later to maint).
+   (merge e4299d26d4 mk/doc-gitfile-more later to maint).
+   (merge 792b86283b rs/incompatible-options-messages later to maint).
+   (merge ea8f9494ab jk/config-cleanup later to maint).