git changelog
Generate a changelog report from repository commits and tags. Part of
git-extras
. More information: https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-changelog.
- Update existing file or create a new
History.md
file with the commit messages since the latest Git tag:
git changelog
- List commits from the current version:
git changelog --list
- List a range of commits from the tag named
2.1.0
to now:
git changelog --list --start-tag {{2.1.0}}
- List pretty formatted range of commits between the tag
0.5.0
and the tag1.0.0
:
git changelog --start-tag {{0.5.0}} --final-tag {{1.0.0}}
- List pretty formatted range of commits between the commit
0b97430
and the tag1.0.0
:
git changelog --start-commit {{0b97430}} --final-tag {{1.0.0}}
- Specify
CHANGELOG.md
as the output file:
git changelog {{CHANGELOG.md}}
- Replace contents of current changelog file entirely:
git changelog --prune-old
