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.SH "NAME"
git-mktag \- Creates a tag object
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIgit mktag\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Reads a tag contents on standard input and creates a tag object that can also be used to sign other objects\&.
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The output is the new tag\(cqs