IT for operating businesses

Using the git-describe Command

Give an object a human-readable name based on an available ref. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-describe>.

  • Create a unique name for the current commit (the name contains the most recent annotated tag, the number of additional commits, and the abbreviated commit hash):

git describe

  • Create a name with 4 digits for the abbreviated commit hash:

git describe --abbrev=*4*

  • Generate a name with the tag reference path:

git describe --all

  • Describe a Git tag:

git describe *v1.0.0*

  • Create a name for the last commit of a given branch:

git describe *branch_name*


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