Waymark / Routes / git-scm.com Name a git commit from its nearest tag with git describe
domain: git-scm.com · 7 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps Get a human-readable name for HEAD: `git describe` (considers only annotated tags by default). Interpret output like `v1.0.4-14-g2414721` = closest tag + commits-on-top count + abbreviated commit hash. Include lightweight tags: `git describe --tags`; use any ref (branches) with `git describe --all`. Force long format even on an exact tag match: `git describe --long`. Append -dirty when the working tree has local modifications: `git describe --dirty`. Find the tag that contains a commit: `git describe --contains <commit>`. Official docs: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-describe Known gotchas By default only ANNOTATED tags are considered (created with `git tag -a` or `-s`); use --tags for lightweight tags. The -g<hash> suffix is the SCM marker and is designed for embedding SCM-derived version strings in builds. Use `--abbrev=0` to get just the closest tag name without the commit suffix. --match / --exclude globs filter candidate tags; --first-parent avoids matching tags on merged branches.
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