Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Creating Annotated Tags

The video tutorial explains the differences between lightweight and annotated tags in Git. It covers how lightweight tags are stored only in a specific folder and not in Git objects, while annotated tags are stored as separate Git objects. The tutorial demonstrates creating annotated tags using specific Git commands and viewing their details, including SHA-1 hashes and tag descriptions. It also explores the contents of Git refs and objects, highlighting the differences in hashes between commit objects and tag objects.

What is a key characteristic of lightweight tags in Git?

• They are stored only in a specific folder.

• They are automatically pushed to remote repositories.

• They require a tag message.

• They are stored in the Git objects folder.

Which command is used to create an annotated tag in Git?

• git tag -d

• git tag -m

• git tag -a

• git tag -l

What additional information does an annotated tag store compared to a lightweight tag?

• Only the tag name

• The commit hash only

• Tag name, message, and author details

• Only the date

What is the purpose of the Git cat-file command?

• To delete Git objects

• To view the contents of Git objects

• To list all tags

• To push tags to a remote repository

What does the hash in the Git refs tags file represent?

• The repository URL

• The commit object hash

• The tag object hash

• The branch name