From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:21:34 GMT
Subject: Re: Getting the commit that corresponds to a specific annotated tag
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In-Reply-To: <CA+mfgz0GqTKwOg6b=6rPUUnS6kwXZfCCYE7SOVHFcqrjRpOiTw@mail.gmail.com>

Adam Mercer <ramercer@gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> I think you want
>>
>>        git rev-parse $tag^{commit}
>>
>> It's kind of scary, though.
>
> Thanks, that does the trick. Why do you say it's scary?

Didn't you say you were writing a Porcelain?