What is equivalent of "Clearcase Stream Attribute" in git

Question

We use ClearCase UCM and slowly switching to git.

We use ClearCase attributes heavily. For example MailTo attribute added to a Stream. We query this and send emails in case build failure or SCM activity like new recommended baselines.

Is there a similar construct in git? What is it?

Answer 1

There are two:

• the closest one is git notes, which can leaves an "note" attached to objects, without touching the objects themselves (meaning without modifying their SHA1).
  Attaching a note to a git tag is a bit similar to add an attributes to an UCM baseline.
  See more in "notes to self".

• the other is git branch description (but, as Joe comments, that description isn't pushed to a remote repo)

  git branch --edit-description
  

can be used to add descriptive text to explain what a topic branch is about.