Waymark / Routes / git-scm.com Get the nearest reachable tag / human-readable version name with git describe
domain: git-scm.com · 6 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps Describe current HEAD: `git describe` → outputs e.g. `v1.2.3-14-g2414721` (nearest annotated tag, +14 commits, short SHA). Include lightweight tags too: `git describe --tags`. Force long format even at an exact tag: `git describe --long` → `v1.2.3-0-g<sha>`. Only the nearest tag, no suffix (useful for version bumps): `git describe --abbrev=0`. Add -dirty marker when the working tree has local modifications: `git describe --dirty` → `v1.2.3-14-g...-dirty`. Use with a specific rev instead of HEAD: `git describe <branch-or-sha>`. Known gotchas By default git describe only considers ANNOTATED tags (created with -a/-s); use --tags or --all to include lightweight refs. The `-g` in the output stands for 'git' and disambiguates SCMs in version strings — it is not a typo. --abbrev=0 gives the closest matching tag only; use --always to fall back to a bare SHA when no tag exists. On a shallow/clone without tags you get 'fatal: No names found' — fetch tags or pass --always.
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