Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

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The git tag command with no argument will list the visible tags:

    $ git tag
    release-1.0
    release-1.0beta
    release-1.1

You can create a tag on your current checkout by adding a tag name:

    $ git tag ReleaseCandidate-1

You can add a tag to a previous commit by appending an SHA-1 identifier to the git tag command:

    $ git log --pretty=oneline
    72f76f89601e25a2bf5bce59551be4475ae78972 Initial checkin
    fecef725fe47a34ab8b4488a38db446c6d664f3e Added menu GUI
    ad606b8306d22f1175439e08d927419c73f4eaa9 Added menu functions
    773fa3a914615556d172163bbda74ef832651ed5 Initial action buttons


    $ git tag menuComplete ad606b

The -a option will attach annotation to a tag:

    $ git tag -a tagWithExplanation
 # git opens your editor to create ...