git-rename-tag1
Rename a tag
Usage
git-rename-tag <old-tag-name>
<new-tag-name>
Overview
Rename a tag (locally and remotely)
Options
<old-tag-name>
The name of the tag you want to rename.
<new-tag-name>
The new name of the tag.
Examples
$ git tag test $ git push --tags Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) To [email protected]:myuser/myrepository.git * [new tag] test -> test $ git tag test $ git rename-tag test test2 Deleted tag 'test' (was 1111111) Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) To [email protected]:myuser/myrepository.git * [new tag] test2 -> test2 remote: warning: Deleting a non-existent ref. To [email protected]:myuser/myrepository.git - [deleted] refs/tag/test $ git tag test2
Releases
6 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 5 times.