1. git-generate-changelog(1)
  2. git-generate-changelog(1)

NAME

git-generate-changelog - Generate changelog from github

SYNOPSIS

git generate-changelog [-h|--help] [-u|--user] [-p|--project]

DESCRIPTION

Automatically generate change log from your tags, issues, labels and pull requests on GitHub.

OPTIONS

-u, --user [USER]

Username of the owner of target GitHub repo

-p, --project [PROJECT]

Name of project on GitHub

-t, --token [TOKEN]

To make more than 50 requests per hour your GitHub token is required. You can generate it at: https://github.com/settings/tokens/new

-f, --date-format [FORMAT]

Date format. Default is %Y-%m-%d

-o, --output [NAME]

Output file. Default is CHANGELOG.md

-b, --base [NAME]

Optional base file to append generated changes to.

--bugs-label [LABEL]

Setup custom label for bug-fixes section. Default is "Fixed bugs:

--enhancement-label [LABEL]

Setup custom label for enhancements section. Default is "Implemented enhancements:"

--issues-label [LABEL]

Setup custom label for closed-issues section. Default is "Closed issues:"

--header-label [LABEL]

Setup custom header label. Default is "# Change Log"

--front-matter [JSON]

Add YAML front matter. Formatted as JSON because it's easier to add on the command line

--pr-label [LABEL]

Setup custom label for pull requests section. Default is "Merged pull requests:"

--[no-]issues

Include closed issues in changelog. Default is true

--[no-]issues-wo-labels

Include closed issues without labels in changelog. Default is true

--[no-]pr-wo-labels

Include pull requests without labels in changelog. Default is true

--[no-]pull-requests

Include pull-requests in changelog. Default is true

--[no-]filter-by-milestone

Use milestone to detect when issue was resolved. Default is true

--[no-]author

Add author of pull-request in the end. Default is true

--usernames-as-github-logins

Use GitHub tags instead of Markdown links for the author of an issue or pull-request.

--unreleased-only

Generate log from unreleased closed issues only.

--[no-]unreleased

Add to log unreleased closed issues. Default is true

--unreleased-label [label]

Setup custom label for unreleased closed issues section. Default is "Unreleased:"

--[no-]compare-link

Include compare link (Full Changelog) between older version and newer version. Default is true

--include-labels x,y,z

Only issues with the specified labels will be included in the changelog.

--exclude-labels x,y,z

Issues with the specified labels will be always excluded from changelog. Default is 'duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix'

--bug-labels x,y,z

Issues with the specified labels will be always added to "Fixed bugs" section. Default is 'bug,Bug'

--enhancement-labels x,y,z

Issues with the specified labels will be always added to "Implemented enhancements" section. Default is 'enhancement,Enhancement'

--between-tags x,y,z

Change log will be filled only between specified tags

--exclude-tags x,y,z

Change log will exclude specified tags

--exclude-tags-regex [REGEX]

Apply a regular expression on tag names so that they can be excluded, for example: --exclude-tags-regex ".*+\d{1,}"

--since-tag x

Change log will start after specified tag

--due-tag x

Change log will end before specified tag

--max-issues [NUMBER]

Max number of issues to fetch from GitHub. Default is unlimited

--release-url [URL]

The URL to point to for release links, in printf format (with the tag as variable).

--github-site [URL]

The Enterprise Github site on which your project is hosted.

--github-api [URL]

The enterprise endpoint to use for your Github API.

--simple-list

Create simple list from issues and pull requests. Default is false.

--future-release [RELEASE-VERSION]

Put the unreleased changes in the specified release number.

--release-branch [RELEASE-BRANCH]

Limit pull requests to the release branch, such as master or release

--http-cache

Use HTTP Cache to cache Github API requests (useful for large repos) Default is true.

--[no-]cache-file [CACHE-FILE]

Filename to use for cache. Default is github-changelog-http-cache in a temporary directory.

--cache-log [CACHE-LOG]

Filename to use for cache log. Default is github-changelog-logger.log in a temporary directory.

--[no-]verbose

Run verbosely. Default is true

-v, --version

Print version number

-h, --help

Displays Help

EXAMPLES

AUTHOR

Written by Petr Korolev sky4winder@gmail.com

REPORTING BUGS

<https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/issues>

SEE ALSO

<https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/>

  1. December 2016
  2. git-generate-changelog(1)