TAGS

Like most VCSs, Git has the ability to tag specific points in a repository’s history as being important. Typically, people use this functionality to mark release points (v1.0, v2.0 and so on). In this section, you’ll learn how to list existing tags, how to create and delete tags, and what the different types of tags are.

git tag (with optional -l or --list)

List the existing tags in Git

git tag -l "v1.8.5*"

search for tags that match a particular pattern

git tag -a [version] -m "Message"

Creates an annotated tag in Git

git show

Example, git show v1.4

You can see the tag data along with the commit that was tagged

git tag [version]

Example, git tag v1.4-lw

Creates a lightweight tag in Git

git tag -a [version] [commit hash]

Example, git tag -a v1.2 9fceb02

creates tag for specified commit

git push origin <tagname>

transfer a single tag to remote repository

git push origin --tags

transfer all tags to remote repository

git tag -d <tagname>

delete a tag on your local repository

git push <remote> :refs/tags/<tagname> or git push origin --delete <tagname>

delete a tag from remote repository

You can also checkout to any tags