Download a Specific Tag with Git

To download a specific tag with Git, you can use the git checkout command along with the tag name. Here's how:

git checkout tags/<tag-name>

Replace <tag-name> with the name of the tag you want to download.

For example, if you want to download a tag named "v1.0.0", you would run:

git checkout tags/v1.0.0

This command checks out the specific tag, which means it puts your repository in a state that corresponds to the code at the time of that tag.

Note:

• After running git checkout, you'll be in a "detached HEAD" state, meaning you're not on a branch but directly on the commit corresponding to the tag.

• If you want to work with the code from the tag and make changes, you should create a new branch from the tag to work on:

   

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  git checkout -b <new-branch-name> tags/<tag-name>
  

  Replace <new-branch-name> with the name you want to give to the new branch.

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