{"record":{"id":"ffcf22e94914451b","repo":"pcottle/learnGitBranching","slug":"no-tag-found-nothing-to-remove","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"No tag found, nothing to remove","messagePattern":"No tag found, nothing to remove","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"GitError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/js/git/commands.js","lineNumber":1089,"sourceCode":"    execute: function(engine, command) {\n      var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();\n      var commandOptions = command.getOptionsMap();\n\n      if (commandOptions['-d']) {\n        var tagID = commandOptions['-d'];\n        var tagToRemove;\n\n        assertIsRef(engine, tagID);\n\n        command.oneArgImpliedHead(tagID);\n        engine.tagCollection.each(function(tag) {\n          if(tag.get('id') == tagID){\n            tagToRemove = tag;\n          }\n        }, true);\n\n        if(tagToRemove == undefined){\n          throw new GitError({\n            msg: intl.todo(\n              'No tag found, nothing to remove'\n            )\n          });\n        }\n\n        engine.tagCollection.remove(tagToRemove);\n        delete engine.refs[tagID];\n\n        engine.gitVisuals.refreshTree();\n        return;\n      }\n\n      if (generalArgs.length === 0) {\n        var tags = engine.getTags();\n        engine.printTags(tags);\n        return;\n      }","sourceCodeStart":1071,"sourceCodeEnd":1107,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/pcottle/learnGitBranching/blob/5b09d0ff9678cad164f5a7488a279a44f90d7256/src/js/git/commands.js#L1071-L1107","documentation":"The tag-removal path iterates the tag collection looking for a matching tag id; if no tag matches the given tagID, tagToRemove stays undefined and this error is thrown ('No tag found, nothing to remove').","triggerScenarios":"Running the tag deletion command with a tag name/id that does not exist (typo, already removed, or scoped to a different repo).","commonSituations":"Retrying a tag delete after it already succeeded; casing or whitespace typos in the tag name.","solutions":["List tags with `git tag` to confirm the exact name","Delete using the exact id shown by the listing","Avoid double-executing delete commands (retry logic in scripts)"],"exampleFix":"// before\ngit tag -d v1.0  // tag actually named v1\n// after\ngit tag\ngit tag -d v1","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"var exists = engine.tagCollection.some(t => t.get('id') === tagID);\nif (exists) { /* delete ok */ }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["List tags before deleting","Make deletes idempotent in scripts (check existence first)","Watch for casing/whitespace in tag names"],"tags":["git","tag","not-found"],"backgroundTag":"git-tag-not-found","analyzedSha":"5b09d0ff9678cad164f5a7488a279a44f90d7256","analyzedAt":"2026-08-27T13:53:49.057Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-27T19:17:21.184Z"}