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GIT-RENAME-TAG(1) Git Extras GIT-RENAME-TAG(1)

NAME

git-rename-tag - Rename a tag

SYNOPSIS

git-rename-tag <old-tag-name> <new-tag-name>

DESCRIPTION

Rename a tag (locally and remotely)

OPTIONS

<old-tag-name>

The name of the tag you want to rename.

<new-tag-name>

The new name of the tag.

EXAMPLES

$ git tag test
$ git push --tags
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To git@myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git

* [new tag] test -> test $ git tag test $ git rename-tag test test2 Deleted tag ´test´ (was 1111111) Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) To git@myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
* [new tag] test2 -> test2 remote: warning: Deleting a non-existent ref. To git@myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
- [deleted] refs/tag/test $ git tag test2

AUTHOR

Written by Jesús Espino <jespinog@gmail.com>

REPORTING BUGS

<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>

SEE ALSO

<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>

October 2020