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Get last git tag from a remote repo without cloning

How to get last tag from a (non checked-out) remote repo? On my local copy I use describe git describe …

git git-tag git-describe
"git describe" ignores a tag

In the following lines: $ git tag -n1 v1.8 Tagged the day before yesterday v1.9 Tagged yesterday v2.0 Tagged today $ git …

git git-tag git-describe
Why is `git describe -dirty` adding a `-dirty` suffix when describing a clean checkout?

I have just discovered the --dirty option to git describe and it looks like it should do something very useful, …

git git-describe