Merge branch 'jc/maint-fix-test-perm' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / git-tag.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 3546acffb5197ac2ed1a542607fc244bc31b3ae3..31c78a81e094ffc8a66639119eadefbd1e760e35 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>]
-       <name> [<commit> | <object>]
-'git tag' -d <name>...
-'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [<pattern>]
-'git tag' -v <name>...
+       <tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
+'git tag' -d <tagname>...
+'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [<pattern>]
+'git tag' -v <tagname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`
+
+Adds a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`.
 
 Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
 `.git/refs/tags/` directory.
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ OPTIONS
        Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
 
 -f::
+--force::
        Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing)
 
 -d::
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ OPTIONS
        List tags with names that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given).
        Typing "git tag" without arguments, also lists all tags.
 
+--contains <commit>::
+       Only list tags which contain the specified commit.
+
 -m <msg>::
        Use the given tag message (instead of prompting).
        If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
@@ -82,9 +87,15 @@ OPTIONS
        Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
        is given.
 
+<tagname>::
+       The name of the tag to create, delete, or describe.
+       The new tag name must pass all checks defined by
+       linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
+       may restrict the characters allowed in a tag name.
+
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
-By default, 'git-tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your
+By default, 'git tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your
 committer identity (of the form "Your Name <your@email.address>") to
 find a key.  If you want to use a different default key, you can specify
 it in the repository configuration as follows:
@@ -120,12 +131,12 @@ and be done with it.
 
 . The insane thing.
 You really want to call the new version "X" too, 'even though'
-others have already seen the old one. So just use 'git-tag -f'
+others have already seen the old one. So just use 'git tag -f'
 again, as if you hadn't already published the old one.
 
 However, Git does *not* (and it should not) change tags behind
 users back. So if somebody already got the old tag, doing a
-'git-pull' on your tree shouldn't just make them overwrite the old
+'git pull' on your tree shouldn't just make them overwrite the old
 one.
 
 If somebody got a release tag from you, you cannot just change
@@ -179,7 +190,7 @@ private anchor point tags from the other person.
 
 You would notice "please pull" messages on the mailing list says
 repo URL and branch name alone.  This is designed to be easily
-cut&pasted to a 'git-fetch' command line:
+cut&pasted to a 'git fetch' command line:
 
 ------------
 Linus, please pull from
@@ -246,6 +257,10 @@ $ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2006-10-02 10:31" git tag -s v1.0.1
 ------------
 
 
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,