In case, you are trying to git checkout a tag and you get the following error:
error: pathspec 'tags/<tag-name>' did not match any file(s) known to git
It is likely that you either misspelled the tag name or your local is not in sync with your remote repository. To find and fix the error you can simply do the following:
Make Sure the Tag Name Is Correct
The git tag that you're trying to checkout might have been misspelled. You can check the spelling against a list of all available tags. For example, one way you can do so is by using the following command:
git tag
Make Sure the Tag Name Exists
The git tag that you're trying to checkout might not exist. It could be that your local tags are not in sync with the remote ones. You can fetch all tags from the corresponding remote, for example, by using the following command:
git fetch --all --tags --prune
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