NAME

gear-changelog - generate changelog entry from git commit logs

SYNOPSIS

gear-changelog [options] [<since>]

DESCRIPTION

The utility filters and formats git commit messages according to rules file present in git repository.

If <since> is specified, then gear-changelog shows only commits between <since> and HEAD. Otherwise, last named commit used.

OPTIONS

--no-rules

do not use rules at all, changelog entries will be written without aggregation (grouping, filtering, etc);

--no-credits

do not print an author of changes;

--no-groups

do not group entries as described in a rules file;

--no-header

do not print the changelog header;

--header-only

print only the changelog header;

--no-spec

do not use information from specfile;

-d, --since-date=DATE

show commits more recent than a specific date;

-f, --format=TYPE

specify source type: 'deb', 'rpm' or 'gnu', default is 'rpm';

-r, --rules=RULES

name of a rules file, default is .gear/changelog;

-V, --version

print program version and exit;

-h, --help

show this text and exit.

CONFIGURATION

gear-changelog reads following configuration options from git-config:

gear.changelog.email

gear.changelog.name

ENVIRONMENT

RULES

Specifies a gear rules filename.

GIT_AUTHOR_NAME

Specifies a committer name.

GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL

Specifies a committer email.

AUTHOR

Written by Alexey Gladkov <legion@altlinux.org>

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://bugzilla.altlinux.org/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2018 Alexey Gladkov <legion@altlinux.org>
Copyright © 2016 Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
Copyright © 2008 Alexey I. Froloff <raorn@altlinux.org>
Copyright © 2021 Arseny Maslennikov <arseny@altlinux.org>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

gear(1), gear-changelog-rules(5), git-config(1).