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Archiving git branches as tags (etc.octavore.com)
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[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You add more tags?

In my main work projects I regularly archive tags into refs/archive/tags/* - which is hidden from normal tooling, but still accessible in Git and (some?) Git tooling and UIs.

Branches get "path" prefixes like draft/* or other longterm category indications. I don't archive them, but if I would, I would put them into non /refs/heads like /refs/archive/heads/*.

this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2025
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