DESCRIPTION
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-Adds a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`.
+Add a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`, unless `-d/-l/-v` is given
+to delete, list or verify tags.
-Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
+Unless `-f` is given, the tag to be created must not yet exist in the
`.git/refs/tags/` directory.
If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>` is passed, the command
-creates a 'tag' object, and requires the tag message. Unless
+creates a 'tag' object, and requires a tag message. Unless
`-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given, an editor is started for the user to type
in the tag message.
If `-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u <key-id>`
are absent, `-a` is implied.
-Otherwise just the SHA1 object name of the commit object is
-written (i.e. a lightweight tag).
+Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA1 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
<key-id>` is used. When `-u <key-id>` is not used, the