* [PATCH] Clarify that a tag can refer to a non-commit object
@ 2018-05-25 9:45 Robert P. J. Day
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2018-05-25 9:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Reword "man git-tag" to clarify that a tag can refer directly to an
arbitrary object, not just a commit object.
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 1d17101ba..87c4288ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ in the tag message.
If `-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u <keyid>`
are absent, `-a` is implied.
-Otherwise just a tag reference for the SHA-1 object name of the commit object is
-created (i.e. a lightweight tag).
+Otherwise, a tag reference that points directly at the given object
+(i.e., a lightweight tag) is created.
A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u
<keyid>` is used. When `-u <keyid>` is not used, the
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