List-LatestTag

Lists the repo's latest tag

Script

param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")

try {
	if (-not(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" }

	$Null = (git --version)
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }

	$LatestTagCommit = (git -C "$RepoDir" rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
	$LatestTagName = (git -C "$RepoDir" describe --tags $LatestTagCommit)
	$LatestTagMessage  = (git -C "$RepoDir" log --format=%B -n 1 $LatestTagCommit)

	"? Tag '$LatestTagName' at commit $LatestTagCommit ('$LatestTagMessage')"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

RepoDir string

Specifies the path to the local repository (current working dir by default)