Pushing tags to remote in Git - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What is the output of pushing a single tag to remote?

You have created a tag named v1.0 locally. You run the command git push origin v1.0. What will be the output?

Git

git push origin v1.0

A Everything up-to-date

B error: src refspec v1.0 does not match any.

C

To origin
 * [new tag]         v1.0 -> v1.0

D fatal: 'v1.0' does not appear to be a git repository

💡 Hint

Think about what happens when you push a specific tag name to the remote.

The command pushes the tag named v1.0 to the remote named origin. The output confirms the new tag was pushed.

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What happens when pushing all tags to remote?

You run git push origin --tags to push all tags. What is the expected output if there are two new tags v1.1 and v1.2?

Git

git push origin --tags

A fatal: remote origin not found

B error: unknown option '--tags'

C Everything up-to-date

D

To origin
 * [new tag]         v1.1 -> v1.1
 * [new tag]         v1.2 -> v1.2

💡 Hint

The --tags option pushes all tags that are not yet on the remote.

The command pushes all local tags that the remote does not have. The output lists each new tag pushed.

❓ Troubleshoot

advanced

Why does pushing a tag fail with 'src refspec' error?

You run git push origin v2.0 but get the error: error: src refspec v2.0 does not match any. What is the most likely cause?

A The tag v2.0 does not exist locally.

B The remote repository is unreachable.

C You forgot to add files before committing.

D The branch v2.0 does not exist on remote.

💡 Hint

Check if the tag you want to push exists locally.

The error means git cannot find a local tag named v2.0 to push.

✅ Best Practice

advanced

Which command pushes tags but excludes annotated tags?

You want to push only lightweight tags to the remote, excluding annotated tags. Which command achieves this?

A There is no built-in git command to push only lightweight tags

B git push origin refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* --no-annotated

C git push origin refs/tags/lightweight:*

D git push origin --tags

💡 Hint

Consider how git treats tags when pushing.

Git does not differentiate tag types when pushing; --tags pushes all tags.

🔀 Workflow

expert

Order the steps to push a new tag and verify it on remote

Arrange these steps in the correct order to create a tag named release-1.0, push it to remote, and verify it exists remotely.

A 1,2,4,3

B 4,1,2,3

C 4,2,1,3

D 1,4,2,3

💡 Hint

You must be on the right branch before tagging, then push, then verify.

First checkout the branch, then create the tag, push it, and finally verify on remote.