From: Daniele Segato Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:46:22 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-tag man: when to use lightweight or annotated tags Message-ID: <51F2375E.1080003@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51F23706.5040009@gmail.com> From 34fdcb56e5784699ffa327ebfcd2c5cd99b61d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniele Segato Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:33:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] git-tag man: when to use lightweight or annotated tags stress the difference between the two with suggestion on when the user should use one in place of the other. Signed-off-by: Daniele Segato --- Documentation/git-tag.txt | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt index 22894cb..5c6284e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ to delete, list or verify tags. Unless `-f` is given, the named tag must not yet exist. If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u ` is passed, the command -creates a 'tag' object, and requires a tag message. Unless +creates a 'tag' object called 'Annotated tag', and requires a tag message. Unless `-m ` or `-F ` is given, an editor is started for the user to type in the tag message. @@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ are absent, `-a` is implied. Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA-1 object name of the commit object is created (i.e. a lightweight tag). +'Annotated' and 'Lightweight' tags are not the same thing for git and you shouldn't +mix them up. Annotated tags are meant for release while lightweight tags are +meant for private or temporary object labels. Most git commands only consider +Annotated tags by default. + A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u ` is used. When `-u ` is not used, the committer identity for the current user is used to find the -- 1.7.10.4