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One Min Introduction to GIT TAG!

In this Tutorial we will learn about Git Tag. It will take just one mintue to get a basic idea about git tag. Let's start

• What are git tags?

Tagging in git or any other vcs refers to creating specific points in history for your repository/data. This is usually done to mark release points like: v1.0, v1.1, .....



• Why should i create git tags?

To mark release points for your code/data. To create historic restore points.



• When to create git tags?

When we want to create a release point for a stable version of our code. When we want to create a historic point for our code/data that can refer at any future time.

• How to create tags in Git?

We can create tags in 4 steps:

1. Checkout to the branch in which we want to attach git tag: git checkout master
2. Create tag with specific version name: git tag v1.0
   We can also create annotated tag: git tag -a v1.1 -m "tag for release v1.1"
3. Display/Show tags: git tag -l "v1.*"
4. Push tags to remote: git push origin v1.0
   Push all tags at once: git push origin --tags or git push --tags
• How to delete git tags?
• Delete tag from local: git tag -d v1.0
• Delete from remote:
  • git push origin -d v1.0
  • git push origin --delete v1.0
• Delete multiple tags at once:
  Delete from local: git tag -d v1.0 v1.1
  Delete from remote: git push origin -d v1.0 v1.1


• How do we checkout tags in git?

We can't checkout tags in Git. We can create a branch from a tag and checkout the branch: git checkout -b releasevar1 v1.0



• Can i create a tag from some past commit?

Yes. git tag v1.2 5fcdb03(commit name)