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 tag 1.0.0:

git changelog --start-tag {{0.5.0}} --final-tag {{1.0.0}}

• List pretty formatted range of commits between the commit 0b97430 and the tag 1.0.0:

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