From cfb5e6b2da96c7803aa4a3813d27d2cbb47cda9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael J Gruber Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:09:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] git-tag.txt: list all modes in the description Currently, the description sounds as if it applied always, but most of its content is true in "create tag mode" only. Make this clearer by listing all modes upfront. Also, sneak in some linguistic improvements and make it clearer that lightweight tags are "created" because "written" may be misread as "are output". Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-tag.txt | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt index 8b169e364a..65f76c5440 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt @@ -18,21 +18,22 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Adds a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`. +Add a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`, unless `-d/-l/-v` is given +to delete, list or verify tags. -Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in +Unless `-f` is given, the tag to be created must not yet exist in the `.git/refs/tags/` directory. If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u ` is passed, the command -creates a 'tag' object, and requires the tag message. Unless +creates a 'tag' object, and requires a tag message. Unless `-m ` or `-F ` is given, an editor is started for the user to type in the tag message. If `-m ` or `-F ` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u ` are absent, `-a` is implied. -Otherwise just the SHA1 object name of the commit object is -written (i.e. a lightweight tag). +Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA1 object name of the commit object is +created (i.e. a lightweight tag). A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u ` is used. When `-u ` is not used, the -- 2.11.4.GIT