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The stash-export-import tag covers discussions about Git's stash interchange format, particularly the new on-disk format introduced in Git 2.51 that makes stashes portable between machines. Topics include exporting and importing stashes across different systems, implications for Windows-based workflows, and how this feature reduces cross-platform friction for developers and administrators. The tag also touches on related Git storage improvements like cruft-aware MIDX and path-walk packing, but the core focus remains on stash portability and interchange.
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    Git 2.51: Cruft-aware MIDX, path-walk packing, portable stashes on Windows

    The Git project has shipped version 2.51, a substantial maintenance-and-performance release that packs several storage-layer improvements aimed squarely at large repositories and monorepos, a new on-disk stash interchange format that finally makes stashes portable between machines, and...
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