How to create a new branch from a tag?
Wow, that was easier than I thought:
git-tag
How can I move a tag on a git branch to a different commit?
Use the -f option to git tag: You probably want to use -f in conjunction with -a to force-create an annotated tag instead of a non-annotated one. Example Delete the tag on any remote before you pushgit push origin :refs/tags/<tagname> Replace the tag to reference the most recent commitgit tag -fa <tagname> Push the tag to the remote origingit push origin master … Read more
How to clone a specific Git tag
–depth 1 is optional but if you only need the state at that one revision, you probably want to skip downloading all the history up to that revision.
Download a specific tag with Git
will give you the whole repository. After the clone, you can list the tags with $ git tag -l and then checkout a specific tag: Even better, checkout and create a branch (otherwise you will be on a branch named after the revision number of tag):
Create a tag in a GitHub repository
You can create tags for GitHub by either using: the Git command line, or GitHub’s web interface. Creating tags from the command line To create a tag on your current branch, run this: If you want to include a description with your tag, add -a to create an annotated tag: This will create a local tag with the current state … Read more
How do you push a tag to a remote repository using Git?
To push a single tag: And the following command should push all tags (not recommended):
How to delete a remote tag?
You can push an ’empty’ reference to the remote tag name: Or, more expressively, use the –delete option (or -d if your git version is older than 1.8.0): Note that git has tag namespace and branch namespace so you may use the same name for a branch and for a tag. If you want to … Read more
What is git tag, How to create tags & How to checkout git remote tag(s)
Let’s start by explaining what a tag in git is A tag is used to label and mark a specific commit in the history.It is usually used to mark release points (eg. v1.0, etc.). Although a tag may appear similar to a branch, a tag, however, does not change. It points directly to a specific commit in the history and will not … Read more