How to clone a specific Git tag
git clone –depth 1 –branch <tag_name> <repo_url> –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.
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How to list all tags along with the full message in git?
Try this it will list all the tags along with annotations & 9 lines of message for every tag: git tag -n9 can also use git tag -l -n9 if specific tags are to list: git tag -l -n9 v3.* (e.g, above command will only display tags starting with “v3.”) -l , –list List tags … Read more
Depend on a branch or tag using a git URL in a package.json?
From the npm docs, using a git URL: git://github.com/<user>/<project>.git#<branch> git://github.com/<user>/<project>.git#feature\/<branch> As of NPM version 1.1.65, you can use a shorten github URL: <user>/<project>#<branch> UPDATE 2022 Don’t use git:// protocol for GitHub, as it is not supported npm ERR! The unauthenticated git protocol on port 9418 is no longer supported. npm ERR! Please see https://github.blog/2021-09-01-improving-git-protocol-security-github/ for … Read more
What is the difference between an annotated and unannotated tag?
TL;DR The difference between the commands is that one provides you with a tag message while the other doesn’t. An annotated tag has a message that can be displayed with git-show(1), while a tag without annotations is just a named pointer to a commit. More About Lightweight Tags According to the documentation: “To create a … Read more
How to tell which commit a tag points to in Git?
One way to do this would be with git rev-list. The following will output the commit to which a tag points: $ git rev-list -n 1 $TAG NOTE This works for both Annotated and Unannotated tags You could add it as an alias in ~/.gitconfig if you use it a lot: [alias] tagcommit = rev-list … Read more
Remove local git tags that are no longer on the remote repository
This is great question, I’d been wondering the same thing. I didn’t want to write a script so sought a different solution. The key is discovering that you can delete a tag locally, then use git fetch to “get it back” from the remote server. If the tag doesn’t exist on the remote, then it … Read more
How can I get the latest tag name in current branch in Git?
To get the most recent tag (example output afterwards): git describe –tags –abbrev=0 # 0.1.0-dev To get the most recent tag, with the number of additional commits on top of the tagged object & more: git describe –tags # 0.1.0-dev-93-g1416689 To get the most recent annotated tag: git describe –abbrev=0
How is a tag different from a branch in Git? Which should I use, here?
From the theoretical point of view: tags are symbolic names for a given revision. They always point to the same object (usually: to the same revision); they do not change. branches are symbolic names for line of development. New commits are created on top of branch. The branch pointer naturally advances, pointing to newer and … Read more
How to create a new branch from a tag?
Wow, that was easier than I thought: git checkout -b newbranch v1.0
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 … Read more