From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, T_DKIM_INVALID shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CACC1F51C for ; Fri, 25 May 2018 09:47:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965532AbeEYJrH (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2018 05:47:07 -0400 Received: from cpanel4.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.9]:59778 "EHLO cpanel4.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965491AbeEYJrG (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2018 05:47:06 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=lCjVw6mCIWWc+1G3AuuBT8RgP9QmySk7pK1mbfI4wf4=; b=P+EoPlfhwd2QdVznDA+OUFOVhS ov4DZiOecKs2cdoA0cjfTDk9ZrdB22Ui52CvN2NedASe7W7vfF0fmkUh2AbqTNOEqHkIuzt7P+iXC agyeIucULIPzo0j6KLZ5AkW6u0By4Z5Q4nEQD0sGKM0RWcMNCe49CMndwxjWUESlHXCnEK1G9cfWZ sUdKVl6OMOAae17xNnRUJfdxkrKdSCmHNUOrrruZTZO0uh6Z88vUWcFZ3asnz3NsqB6VZ1qgNzR+A PXOxeuI94bCpd/DzqoGwe/5mx9xVR/TcTxIIHrRkGlzrzp39w/a7uhZRy5leP94UM+naBRGQZ4hx2 WcATdFzQ==; Received: from cpeac202e043973-cmac202e043970.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.112.22.87]:44449 helo=localhost.localdomain) by cpanel4.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1fM9JP-0012Wk-VJ for git@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 25 May 2018 05:47:05 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 05:45:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Git Mailing list Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that a tag can refer to a non-commit object Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel4.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel4.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel4.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org 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 --- 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 ` or `-F ` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u ` 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 ` is used. When `-u ` is not used, the -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca/dokuwiki Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================