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Re: Script to backdate tags

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 30, 2007, 05:16 UTC
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Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org> writes:
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> Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> This may run into issues if someone uses the "\" character in their
>> tag names, [snip].
>
> In fact, this isn't the case after all.

Wouldn't it be easier to create the tag with the desired timestamp from the beginning, by exporting GIT_COMMITTER_DATE?

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  5. Documentation/git-tag.txt: Document how to backdate tagsMichael Olson, Oct 15, 2007
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