If `-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u <key-id>`
are absent, `-a` is implied.
-Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA1 object name of the commit object is
+Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA-1 object name of the commit object is
created (i.e. a lightweight tag).
A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u
linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
may restrict the characters allowed in a tag name.
+<commit>::
+<object>::
+ The object that the new tag will refer to, usually a commit.
+ Defaults to HEAD.
+
+
CONFIGURATION
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By default, 'git tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your