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
-committer identity (of the form "Your Name <your@email.address>") to
+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: