Unable to see a list of Git tags

Question

I run

git tag v1.0.0 -m 'finally a stable release'

I want to see a list of my Git tags.

How can you see a list of Git tags?

Answer 1

git tag

should be enough.
You also have:

-l <pattern>

List tags with names that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given).
Typing "git tag" without arguments, also lists all tags.

Note: the git ready article on tagging disapprove of lightweight tag.

Without arguments, git tag creates a “lightweight” tag that is basically a branch that never moves.
Lightweight tags are still useful though, perhaps for marking a known good (or bad) version, or a bunch of commits you may need to use in the future.
Nevertheless, you probably don’t want to push these kinds of tags.

Normally, you want to at least pass the -a option to create an unsigned tag, or sign the tag with your GPG key via the -s or -u options.

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That being said, Charles Bailey points out that a 'git tag -m "..."' actually implies a proper (unsigned annotated) tag (option '-a'), and not a lightweight one. So you are good with your initial command.

Answer 2

To list tags I prefer:

git tag -n

The -n flag displays the first line of the annotation message along with the tag.