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Is there a way to get a tag from a specific commit in git?

How do I get the git tag(s) on a specific git commit SHA?

Solution

  • Use the --contains param.

    Example: To see what tags are on the SHA abcd1234, from the shell:

    git tag --contains abcd1234

    which returns the name of the tag

    v1.1

    If there are multiple tags on that specific commit, you'll get them back separated by newlines:

    v1.1
LATEST_STABLE
MY-TAG

    To set this in an environment variable via a bash script:

    export GIT_TAG=`git tag --contains $MY_SHA`