From: Jari Aalto Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:32 GMT Subject: [PATCH] git-tag(1): Refer to git-check-ref-format(1) for Message-ID: <8763d2klen.fsf@jondo.cante.net> In-Reply-To: <7veirs6qxn.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Explain briefly what characters are prohibited in tag and point to git-check-ref-format(1) manual page for further information. Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto --- Documentation/git-tag.txt | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt index fa73321..1118ce2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt @@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/` + +Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`. The tag must pass +linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1] which basicly means that control characters, +space, ~, ^, :, ?, *, [ and \ are prohibited. Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in `.git/refs/tags/` directory. -- 1.6.3.3