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Re: [PATCH] git-tag(1): we tag HEAD by default

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Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Date
Apr 3, 2013, 15:22 UTC
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Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com> writes:
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> Hi,
>
> Le 03.04.2013 16:27, Thomas Rast a écrit :
>> +<commit>, <object>::
>> +	The object that the new tag will refer to, usually a commit.
>> +	Defaults to HEAD.
> 
> Is there any other kind of object that can be tagged ... and what is
> the purpose of this ?

Any object type, including tags. Signed tags of other tags probably make sense if you want to express extra approval on top of the original signature.

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Thomas Rast
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  1. git-tag(1): we tag HEAD by defaultThomas Rast, Apr 3, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2013
  3. Thomas RastApr 3, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2013
  6. Yann DroneaudApr 3, 2013
  7. Thomas RastApr 3, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 3, 2013

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