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Git tags are displayed but I can't delete one of them

There it is:

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I'm displaying my tags with git tag

However can't delete one of them which is the last tag in my repo and I want to recreate it with latest commits.

It says:

error: tag ... not found.

I see it's there in the list but not found when I try to delete it. What might I be doing wrong?

Solution

  • Check if the single quotes are needed here:

    git tag -d -- Retrofit2_Hatakontrolu

    Note the use of the double hyphen syntax '--' in order to separate the command from its parameters.

    Also, check for the presence of special characters in the tag name, in a Linux (Git) bash.

    export LESS="-CQaix4r"
git tag|less

    In the off-chance the single quotes are part of the tag name, try:

    git tag -d -- 'Retrofit2_Hatakontrolu'
# or (escaping single quotes):
git tag -d -- \'Retrofit2_Hatakontrolu\'