How can I change the tag given when using git describe?

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I want to use "git describe" to get the "revision number" of the application. Unfortunately, the git repository was created using cvs-import and has an ugly old tag, so I would like to change it.

How can I change the tag given when using "git describe"?

Note: I asked this on IRC today and found the answer myself in the end. Thought it might be useful to others too. :)

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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#create a new anotated tag because by default git describes only looks for those
git tag -a NEWTAG

#push the new tags to the remote repository
git push --tags

cf: http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-describe.html

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered May 12 '09 at 14:06

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http://www.rockstarprogrammer.org/post/2008/oct/16/git-tag-does-wrong-thing-default/ – Dustin May 12 '09 at 17:59
Thanks for the info. So signed tags can be used too. :) – KIAaze Jun 16 '09 at 09:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '11 at 14:40

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git describe now supports a --match option that can filter the tags that will be selected

answered Jul 15 '11 at 14:40

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How can I change the tag given when using git describe?

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