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Add a tip to show the most recent tag

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This tip shows how to display the most recent tag reachable on the
current branch.  The use of `--abbrev=0` is necessary otherwise the
output would contain additional information (specifically part of a
commit hash), appended to the tag name.  It's worth noting that this
command is usable for branches other than the current one, e.g.

    $ git describe --tags --abbrev=0 master

That would show the most recent tag on the `master` branch regardless
of whatever branch the user is currently on.

Signed-off-by: Eric James Michael Ritz <ejmr@plutono.com>
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* [Ignore one file on commit (e.g. Changelog).](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#ignore-one-file-on-commit-eg-changelog)
* [Stash changes before rebasing](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#stash-changes-before-rebasing)
* [Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#fetch-pull-request-by-id-to-a-local-branch)
* [Show the most recent tag on the current branch](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#show-the-most-recent-tag-on-the-current-branch)
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git pull origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>
```
## Show the most recent tag on the current branch
```sh
git describe --tags --abbrev=0
```
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"title": "Fetch pull request by ID to a local branch",
"tip": "git fetch origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>",
"alternatives": ["git pull origin pull/<id>/head:<branch-name>"]
},
{
"title": "Show the most recent tag on the current branch",
"tip": "git describe --tags --abbrev=0"
}
]