git changelog

Generate a changelog report from repository commits and tags.

Part of git-extras.

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• 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

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