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Merge pull request semver#234 from beck/doug/to-v-or-not-to-v
Address "v" prefixing in the FAQ
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@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ No, but use good judgment. A 255 character version string is probably overkill,
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### Is "v1.2.3" a semantic version?
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No, "v1.2.3" is not a semantic version. However, prefixing a semantic version
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with a "v" is a common way (in English) to indicate it is a version number.
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Abbreviating "version" as "v" is often seen with version control. Example:
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`git tag v1.2.3 -m "Release version 1.2.3"`, in which case "v1.2.3" is a tag
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name and the semantic version is "1.2.3".
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