Git Tags: A Quick Guide

Git is a popular version control system. It helps developers track changes in their code. Git tags are like bookmarks for important points in your project’s history.

1 Here are some common Git tag commands:

1. List all tags:

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   git tag # List all tags git tag -l "v1.8.5*" # List tags matching a pattern git tag -n # List all tags with commit message

1. Create a new tag:

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   git tag v1.0 # Create new tag from current commit git tag -f v1.0 # Force update tag if existed git tag -a v1.0 -m "Release version 1.0" # Create new tag with commit message git tag -a v1.0 9fceb02 -m "Release version 1.0" # Create new tag from commit-hash `9fceb02`

2. Delete a local tag:

   1	git tag -d v1.0

3. Delete a remote tag:

   1 2	git push origin --delete v1.0 git push origin :refs/tags/v1.0

4. Push a tag to remote:

   1 2	git push origin v1.0 git push origin --tags

2 Other useful commands:

• Checkout a tag:

  1	git checkout v1.0

• Compare two tags:

  1	git diff v1.0 v1.1

Git tags are helpful for marking release versions or important milestones. They make it easy to find specific points in your project’s history.