Bits of .NET

🏷️ Remember That Special Commit

Commit hashes are unmemorable. Tags give meaningful names. v1.0.0, release-candidate, hotfix-2. Easy to reference, easy to deploy.

📝 Create Tags

# Lightweight tag (just pointer)
git tag v1.0.0

# Annotated tag (includes author, date, message)
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release version 1.0.0"

# Tag previous commit
git tag v0.9.0 a1b2c3d

# Tag with GPG signature
git tag -s v1.0.0 -m "Signed release"

# List tags
git tag
git tag -l "v1.*"

# Show tag details
git show v1.0.0

🎯 Push and Delete Tags

# Push single tag
git push origin v1.0.0

# Push all tags
git push --tags

# Delete local tag
git tag -d v1.0.0

# Delete remote tag
git push origin --delete v1.0.0

# Checkout tag (detached HEAD)
git checkout v1.0.0

# Create branch from tag
git checkout -b hotfix-branch v1.0.0

💡 Use Cases

• Release versions (v1.0.0, v2.1.3)
• Deployment checkpoints
• Customer-specific builds
• Hotfix markers
• Milestone commits (sprint-1, prototype)