--------
[verse]
'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>]
- <name> [<commit> | <object>]
-'git tag' -d <name>...
+ <tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
+'git tag' -d <tagname>...
'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [<pattern>]
-'git tag' -v <name>...
+'git tag' -v <tagname>...
DESCRIPTION
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-Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`. The tag <name> must pass
-linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1] which basicly means that control characters,
-space, ~, ^, :, ?, *, [ and \ are prohibited.
+Adds a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`.
Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
`.git/refs/tags/` directory.
Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
-f::
+--force::
Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing)
-d::
Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
is given.
+<tagname>::
+ The name of the tag to create, delete, or describe.
+ The new tag name must pass all checks defined by
+ linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
+ may restrict the characters allowed in a tag name.
+
CONFIGURATION
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-By default, 'git-tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your
+By default, 'git tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your
committer identity (of the form "Your Name <your@email.address>") to
find a key. If you want to use a different default key, you can specify
it in the repository configuration as follows:
. The insane thing.
You really want to call the new version "X" too, 'even though'
-others have already seen the old one. So just use 'git-tag -f'
+others have already seen the old one. So just use 'git tag -f'
again, as if you hadn't already published the old one.
However, Git does *not* (and it should not) change tags behind
users back. So if somebody already got the old tag, doing a
-'git-pull' on your tree shouldn't just make them overwrite the old
+'git pull' on your tree shouldn't just make them overwrite the old
one.
If somebody got a release tag from you, you cannot just change
You would notice "please pull" messages on the mailing list says
repo URL and branch name alone. This is designed to be easily
-cut&pasted to a 'git-fetch' command line:
+cut&pasted to a 'git fetch' command line:
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Linus, please pull from
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+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].
+
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,