git-generate-changelog - Generate changelog from github
git generate-changelog [-h|--help] [-u|--user] [-p|--project]
Automatically generate change log from your tags, issues, labels and pull requests on GitHub.
-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
Written by Petr Korolev sky4winder@gmail.com
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