Using Tags in Git
- Make Release point on your code.
- Create historic restore points.
git checkout {branch name}
Step 2: Create a tag with some name
git tag {tag name}
There are many more ways in which we create tags.
Annotated Tags
git tag -a {tag name} -m {some message}
Step 3: See all the created tags.
git tagTo see the details of the tag we can use
git show {tag name}
To see tags starting with some letters
git tag -l "v2.*"
Step 4: Push tags to remote.
git push origin {tag name}
git push --tags
"git push --tags" will push all tags at once.
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Step 5: Delete Tags. (locally)
git tag -d {tag name}
git tag --delete {tag name}
Step 6: Delete tags from remote
git push origin -d {tag name}
git push origin --delete {tag name}
git push origin :{tag name}
"git push origin -d {tag name}" can also delete tag locally and remote at the same time.
Why are tags used in Git?
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A
To merge two branches
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B
To mark release or restore points in history
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C
To track untracked files
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D
To delete commit history
Tags mark important snapshots like releases or restore points, making it easy to reference a specific commit later.
Which command creates an annotated tag with a message?
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A
git tag {name}
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B
git tag -d {name} -
C
git tag -a {name} -m "message" -
D
git push --tags
git tag -a creates an annotated tag that stores the author, date, message, and metadata.
To view all existing tags in a repository, the command is:
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A
git show tags
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B
git list tags -
C
git tags -
D
git tag
git tag lists all tags in the repository.
Which command pushes all tags to the remote at once?
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A
git push origin tags -
B
git push --all -
C
git push --tags -
D
git pull tags
git push --tags uploads every tag in the local repo to the remote repository.
How do you delete a tag locally?
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A
git delete tag {name}
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B
git tag -d {name} -
C
git push origin :{name} -
D
git remove tag {name}
git tag -d <name> (or git tag --delete) removes a local tag only.
