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Re: Feature request: Add --no-edit to git tag command

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 4, 2019, 01:57 UTC
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On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 09:38:02AM -0500, Robert Dailey wrote:
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> Similar to git commit, it would be nice to have a --no-edit option for
> git tag. Use case is when I force-recreate a tag:
> 
> $ git tag -af 1.0 123abc
> 
> An editor will be prompted with the previous annotated tag message. I
> would like to add --no-edit to instruct it to use any previously
> provided message and without prompting the editor:
> 
> $ git tag --no-edit -af 1.0 123abc

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I think it wouldn't be very hard to implement, either. Maybe a good starter project or #leftoverbits for somebody.

-Peff
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  7. Jeff KingApr 5, 2019
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  12. Junio C HamanoApr 4, 2019
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