git-tag(1): we tag HEAD by default

The <commit>|<object> argument is actually not explained anywhere
(except implicitly in the description of an unannotated tag).  Write a
little explanation, in particular to cover the default.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
maint
Thomas Rast 2013-04-03 16:27:14 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ This option is only applicable when listing tags without annotation lines.
linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
may restrict the characters allowed in a tag name.

<commit>::
<object>::
The object that the new tag will refer to, usually a commit.
Defaults to HEAD.


CONFIGURATION
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By default, 'git tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your