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From: Gabriel Filion <lelutin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Why git tags are there in git?
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:03:22 -0500
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On 11-01-28 07:27 AM, "L. Alberto Gim=E9nez" wrote:
> On 28/01/2011 12:37, vikram2rhyme wrote:
>>
>> Hello friends
>> I am wondering why the tags are there in git. As they are just point=
er to
>> the commit
>> we can refer those commit by SHA sum only then why tagging?
>=20
> Hi, I tend to find easier "release-v1" than 2cff0e391ab127ae...
>=20

In general, tags are used for marking a point in time. That marker won'=
t
move, whereas branches can move with time.

=46or example, in most projects tags are used to make it easier to refe=
r
to commits that mark official releases. In git.git (git's own
repository), the tag v1.7.3.5 points to the release with the same numbe=
r.

--=20
Gabriel Filion