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authorSteven Danna <steve@chef.io>2015-08-25 18:34:51 +0100
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# Chef Client Release Notes 12.5.0:
* OSX 10.11 support (support for SIP and service changes)
+## New `knife rehash` for faster command loading
+
+The new `knife rehash` command speeds up day-to-day knife usage by
+caching information about installed plugins and available commands.
+Initial testing has shown substantial improvements in `knife` startup
+times for users with a large number of Gems installed and Windows
+users.
+
+To use this feature, simply run `knife rehash` and continue using
+`knife`. When you install or remove gems that provide knife plugins,
+run `knife rehash` again to keep the cache up to date.
+
## Support for `/usr/bin/yum-deprecated` in the yum provider
In Fedora 22 yum has been deprecated in favor of DNF. Unfortunately, while DNF tries to be backwards