extra-git/man/rename-tag.txt

Common utility commands for Git repositories.

git-rename-tag(1) -- Rename a tag

SYNOPSIS

git-rename-tag <old-tag-name> <new-tag-name>

DESCRIPTION

  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 git@myserver.com: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 git@myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
     [new tag]         test2 -> test2
    remote: warning: Deleting a non-existent ref.
    To git@myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
     [deleted]         refs/tag/test
    $ git tag
    test2

AUTHOR

Written by Jesús Espino <>

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