--------
[verse]
'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>]
- <name> [<commit> | <object>]
-'git tag' -d <name>...
-'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [<pattern>]
-'git tag' -v <name>...
+ <tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
+'git tag' -d <tagname>...
+'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [<pattern>]
+'git tag' -v <tagname>...
DESCRIPTION
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-Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`
+
+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::
List tags with names that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given).
Typing "git tag" without arguments, also lists all tags.
+--contains <commit>::
+ Only list tags which contain the specified commit.
+
-m <msg>::
Use the given tag message (instead of prompting).
- If multiple `-m` options are given, there values are
+ If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
concatenated as separate paragraphs.
Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
is given.
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
-------------
-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:
------------
Linus, please pull from
A one-shot pull is a sign that a commit history is now crossing
the boundary between one circle of people (e.g. "people who are
-primarily interested in networking part of the kernel") who may
+primarily interested in the networking part of the kernel") who may
have their own set of tags (e.g. "this is the third release
candidate from the networking group to be proposed for general
consumption with 2.6.21 release") to another circle of people
------------
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].
+
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,