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Re: Why git tags are there in git?

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Gabriel Filion <lelutin@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 28, 2011, 15:03 UTC
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On 11-01-28 07:27 AM, "L. Alberto Giménez" wrote:
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> On 28/01/2011 12:37, vikram2rhyme wrote:
>>
>> Hello friends
>> I am wondering why the tags are there in git. As they are just pointer to
>> the commit
>> we can refer those commit by SHA sum only then why tagging?
> 
> Hi, I tend to find easier "release-v1" than 2cff0e391ab127ae...
>

In general, tags are used for marking a point in time. That marker won't move, whereas branches can move with time.

For example, in most projects tags are used to make it easier to refer to commits that mark official releases. In git.git (git's own repository), the tag v1.7.3.5 points to the release with the same number.

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Gabriel Filion
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  3. Gabriel FilionJan 28, 2011
  4. Konstantin KhomoutovJan 28, 2011
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