Checkout Git tag but HEAD referring to branch
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag.
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Or where am I doing wrong?
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git git-checkout git-tag
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag.
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git git-checkout git-tag
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A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag.
Is this normal?
Or where am I doing wrong?
Any explanation will be appreciated.
Thanks
git git-checkout git-tag
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag.
Is this normal?
Or where am I doing wrong?
Any explanation will be appreciated.
Thanks
git git-checkout git-tag
git git-checkout git-tag
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asked Nov 10 at 8:53
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asked Nov 10 at 8:53
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A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
– jubobs
Nov 10 at 8:58
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A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
– jubobs
Nov 10 at 8:58
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A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
– jubobs
Nov 10 at 8:58
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
– jubobs
Nov 10 at 8:58
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag. Is this normal?
Yep
Whenever you use the git checkout git change the HEAD of your repository. The HEAD simply references to commit.
If your commit is not the latest in the current branch you will be in detached HEAD.
Read here more about Detached HEAD:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)
Git stores your commit in a list like a sequence. Meaning that each commit is pointing to the previous commit stored inside the parent attribute of the commit. When you check out tag it's usually an "old" commit from the past. This results in a detached HEAD.
... the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag
Whenever you checkout git tags it is not pointing to the branch where the tag was created since the tag can be in several branches if you merged that branch to others.
Git is in a detached HEAD state and you are not on any branch but in detached HEAD
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
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Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
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active
oldest
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When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag. Is this normal?
Yep
Whenever you use the git checkout git change the HEAD of your repository. The HEAD simply references to commit.
If your commit is not the latest in the current branch you will be in detached HEAD.
Read here more about Detached HEAD:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)
Git stores your commit in a list like a sequence. Meaning that each commit is pointing to the previous commit stored inside the parent attribute of the commit. When you check out tag it's usually an "old" commit from the past. This results in a detached HEAD.
... the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag
Whenever you checkout git tags it is not pointing to the branch where the tag was created since the tag can be in several branches if you merged that branch to others.
Git is in a detached HEAD state and you are not on any branch but in detached HEAD
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
1
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
add a comment |
up vote
-2
down vote
accepted
When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag. Is this normal?
Yep
Whenever you use the git checkout git change the HEAD of your repository. The HEAD simply references to commit.
If your commit is not the latest in the current branch you will be in detached HEAD.
Read here more about Detached HEAD:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)
Git stores your commit in a list like a sequence. Meaning that each commit is pointing to the previous commit stored inside the parent attribute of the commit. When you check out tag it's usually an "old" commit from the past. This results in a detached HEAD.
... the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag
Whenever you checkout git tags it is not pointing to the branch where the tag was created since the tag can be in several branches if you merged that branch to others.
Git is in a detached HEAD state and you are not on any branch but in detached HEAD
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
1
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
add a comment |
up vote
-2
down vote
accepted
up vote
-2
down vote
accepted
When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag. Is this normal?
Yep
Whenever you use the git checkout git change the HEAD of your repository. The HEAD simply references to commit.
If your commit is not the latest in the current branch you will be in detached HEAD.
Read here more about Detached HEAD:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)
Git stores your commit in a list like a sequence. Meaning that each commit is pointing to the previous commit stored inside the parent attribute of the commit. When you check out tag it's usually an "old" commit from the past. This results in a detached HEAD.
... the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag
Whenever you checkout git tags it is not pointing to the branch where the tag was created since the tag can be in several branches if you merged that branch to others.
Git is in a detached HEAD state and you are not on any branch but in detached HEAD
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
When I git checkout to a Git tag, the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag. Is this normal?
Yep
Whenever you use the git checkout git change the HEAD of your repository. The HEAD simply references to commit.
If your commit is not the latest in the current branch you will be in detached HEAD.
Read here more about Detached HEAD:
How to move HEAD back to a previous location? (Detached head)
Git stores your commit in a list like a sequence. Meaning that each commit is pointing to the previous commit stored inside the parent attribute of the commit. When you check out tag it's usually an "old" commit from the past. This results in a detached HEAD.
... the HEAD is referring to a branch where I created the tag
Whenever you checkout git tags it is not pointing to the branch where the tag was created since the tag can be in several branches if you merged that branch to others.
Git is in a detached HEAD state and you are not on any branch but in detached HEAD
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
answered Nov 10 at 9:22
CodeWizard
49.1k126688
49.1k126688
1
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
add a comment |
1
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
1
1
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
Checking out a tag leaves you always in detached state. It not important whether a branch point to the same commit or not.
– A.H.
Nov 11 at 19:49
add a comment |
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A tag refers to a commit. A branch refers to a commit. Whether you checkout a tag or a branch, the effect is to set HEAD to the commit referred to by the tag or branch.
– William Pursell
Nov 10 at 8:54
Related: stackoverflow.com/questions/34987957/…
– jubobs
Nov 10 at 8:58