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   1git-tag(1)
   2==========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-tag -  Create a tag object signed with GPG
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git-tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f | -d] [-m <msg>] <name> [<head>]
  12
  13OPTIONS
  14-------
  15-a::
  16        Make an unsigned, annotated tag object
  17
  18-s::
  19        Make a GPG-signed tag, using the default e-mail address's key
  20
  21-u <key-id>::
  22        Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
  23
  24-f::
  25        Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing)
  26
  27-d::
  28        Delete an existing tag with the given name
  29
  30-m <msg>::
  31        Use the given tag message (instead of prompting)
  32
  33DESCRIPTION
  34-----------
  35Adds a 'tag' reference in .git/refs/tags/
  36
  37Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
  38`.git/refs/tags/` directory.
  39
  40If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>` is passed, the command
  41creates a 'tag' object, and requires the tag message.  Unless
  42`-m <msg>` is given, an editor is started for the user to type
  43in the tag message.
  44
  45Otherwise just the SHA1 object name of the commit object is
  46written (i.e. a lightweight tag).
  47
  48A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u
  49<key-id>` is used.  When `-u <key-id>` is not used, the
  50committer identity for the current user is used to find the
  51GnuPG key for signing.
  52
  53`-d <tag>` deletes the tag.
  54
  55
  56Author
  57------
  58Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,
  59Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> and Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>.
  60
  61Documentation
  62--------------
  63Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  64
  65GIT
  66---
  67Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite