How to Create, Push, List, Switch, and Delete Git Tags

Before starting, ensure Git is installed on your computer.

1. Create a tag

git tag -a 0.1.3 -m "Release version 0.1.3"

Explanation: git tag creates a tag, -a specifies an annotated tag named 0.1.3, and -m provides a message.

2. Commit changes

git add .

git commit -m "fixed some bugs"

git tag -a 0.1.3 -m "Release version 0.1.3"

3. Push the tag to a remote repository

git push origin master

git push origin --tags

The --tags option pushes all tags; a normal git push origin master does not transfer tags.

4. Switch to an existing tag

git tag --list   // view existing tags

git checkout [tag/branch/commit]   // switch to the specified tag, branch, or commit

5. Delete a local tag

git tag -d 0.1.3

6. Delete a remote tag

git push origin :refs/tags/0.1.3

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