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Re: Is it possible to list unpushed tags without accessing remote?

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Jun 27, 2014, 07:41 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> But then in order to learn what tags the remote has, you need to
> talk to the remote and it won't be "complately a local" operation
> anymore, no?

Just like for every other remote ref. If you need to know the ultimative truth the only way is to ask the remote. Your local copy is just a cache that may be outdated any time.

Andreas.
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  5. Kirill LikhodedovJun 26, 2014
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