git-fetch:tldr:59bf2

git-fetch: Also fetch tags from the remote upstream repository.

$ git fetch --tags

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The command git fetch --tags is used in Git version control system to retrieve (or fetch) all the remote tags from a remote repository.

When you clone a Git repository, it typically creates a local copy of the remote repository's branches, but it does not create local copies of the remote repository's tags. This means that if there are any tags in the remote repository, they will not be available to you locally by default.

However, with the git fetch --tags command, you can fetch all the tags from the remote repository and make them available in your local repository. This command fetches all the references of tags from the remote repository that you do not yet have, and updates your local refs/tags/ namespace accordingly.

Once you have executed git fetch --tags, you can then make use of the tags in your local repository. You can switch to a particular tag, examine its commit, or even create new branches based on the tags.

In summary, git fetch --tags is used to update your local repository with all the remote tags, allowing you to access and work with those tags in your local environment.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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