# [PATCH] Use git-update-ref to delete a tag instead of rm()ing the ref file.

1 messages from 2006-10-01 to 2006-10-01. Participants: Christian Couder.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/5780

## Christian Couder, 2006-10-01 20:16

Subject: [PATCH] Use git-update-ref to delete a tag instead of rm()ing the ref file.
Message-ID: <20061001221622.0f68b471.chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20061001221622.0f68b471.chriscool%40tuxfamily.org

```
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
---
 git-tag.sh |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-tag.sh b/git-tag.sh
index 2bde3c0..6463b31 100755
--- a/git-tag.sh
+++ b/git-tag.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ do
     -d)
     	shift
 	tag_name="$1"
-	rm "$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/$tag_name" && \
-	        echo "Deleted tag $tag_name."
+	tag=$(git-show-ref --verify --hash -- "refs/tags/$tag_name") ||
+		die "Seriously, what tag are you talking about?"
+	git-update-ref -m 'tag: delete' -d "refs/tags/$tag_name" "$tag" &&
+		echo "Deleted tag $tag_name."
 	exit $?
 	;;
     -*)
-- 
1.4.2.1.g8a7b-dirty

```