git tag - How can I create a git alias to delete a tag remotely? -

i'm having trouble creating git alias delete tag remotely.

i have following in .gitconfig:

[alias]   deltag = push origin :refs/tags/$1

running deltag alias after deleting tag locally (with git tag -d testtag) results in error:

$ git deltag testtag error: src refspec testtag not match any. error: failed push refs 'ssh://........'

attempting run alias before deleting locally results in instead:

$ git deltag testtag remote: warning: deleting non-existent ref. ssh://........ - [deleted]         $1

what correct syntax use alias?

i solved hunting around on stackoverflow , putting other answers together.

there may other solutions too, turning alias shell command passes tag argument through:

[alias]   deltag = !sh -c 'git push origin :refs/tags/$1' -

or better, combining both local , remote delete 1 alias:

[alias]   deltag = !sh -c 'git tag -d $1 && git push origin :refs/tags/$1' -

the output:

$ git deltag testtag deleted tag 'testtag' (was be73a23) ssh://.......  - [deleted]         testtag

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