git check which tag code example

Example 1: git checkout tag

$ git checkout tags/<tag_name> -b <branch_name>

Example 2: git tag checkout

$ git checkout tags/v1.0 -b v1.0-branch

Switched to a new branch 'v1.0-branch'

Example 3: git see tags

$ git tag -l -n2

Example 4: git tag from commit

$ git tag <tag_name> HEAD   (for the last commit)