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Git v1.7.6.4 Release Notes
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Fixes since v1.7.6.3
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 * The error reporting logic of "git am" when the command is fed a file
   whose mail-storage format is unknown was fixed.

 * "git branch --set-upstream @{-1} foo" did not expand @{-1} correctly.

 * "git check-ref-format --print" used to parrot a candidate string that
   began with a slash (e.g. /refs/heads/master) without stripping it, to make
   the result a suitably normalized string the caller can append to "$GIT_DIR/".

 * "git clone" failed to clone locally from a ".git" file that itself
   is not a directory but is a pointer to one.

 * "git clone" from a local repository that borrows from another
   object store using a relative path in its objects/info/alternates
   file did not adjust the alternates in the resulting repository.

 * "git describe --dirty" did not refresh the index before checking the
   state of the working tree files.

 * "git ls-files ../$path" that is run from a subdirectory reported errors
   incorrectly when there is no such path that matches the given pathspec.

 * "git mergetool" could loop forever prompting when nothing can be read
   from the standard input.

Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.

Title: Git v1.7.6.4 Release Notes
Summary
The Git v1.7.6.4 release includes several bug fixes, including improvements to error reporting, branch handling, and clone functionality, as well as minor documentation updates, addressing issues with commands such as git am, git branch, git clone, and git describe, to provide a more stable and reliable version control experience.