git-tag(1): Refer to git-check-ref-format(1) for <name>
Explain briefly what characters are prohibited in tag <name> and point to git-check-ref-format(1) manual page for further information. Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Jari Aalto committed
Aug 6, 2009 at 00:20 UTC
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Documentation/git-tag.txt
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@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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-Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`
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+Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`. The tag <name> must pass
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+linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1] which basicly means that control characters,
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+space, ~, ^, :, ?, *, [ and \ are prohibited.
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Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
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`.git/refs/tags/` directory.