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How to fix error: open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to less.exe.stackdump (git+cygwin)

When using git version 2.15.0.windows.1 and cygwin on the same machine, some git commands like diff or log throw an exception and you get this message on the console:

[main] cygwin_exception::open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to less.exe.stackdump

To fix this error you have to change the value of $TERM to xterm

bash: export TERM=xterm
cmd: set TERM=xterm

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