Simple shell script that allows you to move a git tag without having to manually remove it. This script guides you through without requiring any knowledge of git.

move-git-tag

#!/bin/bash

echo -e "Hi $(whoami) 👋, this script allows you to move an existing git tag to the latest commit on your current branch and then pushes it to the remote. Are you sure you want to proceed? [y/n]"

read proceedWithMove

if [ $proceedWithMove == y ] || [ $proceedWithMove == Y ]
then
    echo -e "\n\nWhat directory is your git branch in? This script will cd in for you and use that as the working directory. This should be relative to the root folder of your machine. For example, if your repository is at ~/Users/Brandon/iOS then you should enter /Users/Brandon/iOS. If you're currently in the right folder, leave this blank."
    
    read directory
    
    if [ -z "$directory" ]
    then
        echo -e "\n\nOk, staying in your current working directory."
    else
        echo -e "\n\nMoving into $directory"
    
        cd ~
    
        cd $directory
    fi
    
    echo -e "\n\nOk, let's move your tag. What tag did you want to move?"
    
    read tagToMove
    
    echo -e "\n\nAre you sure you want to move '$tagToMove' to the latest commit on your current branch? [y/n]"
    
    read reallyMoveTag
    
    if [ $reallyMoveTag == y ] || [ $reallyMoveTag == Y ]
    then
        echo -e "\n\nOk, what tag message would you like? You can leave this blank if you'd like."
        
        read tagMessage
        
        echo -e "\n\nYassss queen, going ahead and moving the tag. This shouldn't take too long."
        
        git push origin :refs/tags/$tagToMove
        
        git tag -fa $tagToMove -m "$tagMessage"
        
        git push origin refs/tags/$tagToMove
    else
        echo -e "\n\nOk, you had me going, I thought we were about to move some tags. Bye ✌️"
    fi
else
    echo -e "\n\nOk, big sad, bye 😔"
fi