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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