tag a branch in git as default code example

Example 1: git push tags

#from git 1.8.3 you can use
git push --follow-tags
#single tag push
git push origin <tag_name>
#All tags (if possible use --follow-tags 'cause it's safer)
git push --tags

Example 2: search tag git

$ git tag -l "v1.8.5*"
v1.8.5
v1.8.5-rc0
v1.8.5-rc1
v1.8.5-rc2
v1.8.5-rc3
v1.8.5.1
v1.8.5.2
v1.8.5.3
v1.8.5.4
v1.8.5.5