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Useful Git Commands

Git Tag

  1. Checkout the tag (a Detached HEAD)

    git checkout tag/v1.1

  2. Create and Checkout a branch off that tag (i.e. Branching off the tag)

    git checkout -b my-tagged-branch

*** do work and commit changes ***

  1. Push to the remote branch.

    git push -u origin my-tagged-branch If needed merge branch into other branches that need the change (in case of a bug fix for example)

  2. While still on my-tagged-branch, Delete the tag

    git tag -d v1.1

  3. Create the tag again: This will "move" the tag to point to your latest commit on that branch

    git tag v1.1

  4. Delete the tag on remote

    git push origin :v1.1

  5. Create the tag on remote

    git push origin v1.1

Git URL

  1. Change remote orgin git remote set-url origin https://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY.git
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