Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH/RFC 05/12] docs: differentiate between <tag> and <tagname>

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:48:25

Mark Lodato [off-list ref] writes:
In the documentation and user messages, differentiate between <tag>,
which means an actual annotated tag object, and <tagname>, which is
a revision specifier for refs/tags/<tagname>.
Do we talk about annotated tag objects that often?

I would instead recommend you to consistently use "tag object", "tag name"
(the string that appears on "tag " line in a "tag object"), and "tag" (the
refs that live under refs/tags/ namespace.
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