git-cliff(1) General Commands Manual git-cliff(1) NAME git-cliff - A highly customizable changelog generator SYNOPSIS git-cliff [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-v|--verbose]... [-i|--init] [-c|--config] [-w|--workdir] [-r|--repository] [--include-path] [--exclude-path] [--tag-pattern] [--with-commit] [--skip-commit] [-p|--prepend] [-o|--output] [-t|--tag] [--bump] [--bumped-version] [-b|--body] [-l|--latest] [--current] [-u|--unreleased] [--topo-order] [--no-exec] [-x|--context] [-s|--strip] [--sort] [--github-token] [--github-repo] [RANGE] DESCRIPTION A highly customizable changelog generator OPTIONS -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information -v, --verbose Increases the logging verbosity -i, --init=CONFIG Writes the default configuration file to cliff.toml -c, --config=PATH [default: cliff.toml] Sets the configuration file May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_CONFIG environment variable. -w, --workdir=PATH Sets the working directory May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_WORKDIR environment variable. -r, --repository=PATH Sets the git repository May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_REPOSITORY environment variable. --include-path=PATTERN Sets the path to include related commits May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_INCLUDE_PATH environment variable. --exclude-path=PATTERN Sets the path to exclude related commits May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_EXCLUDE_PATH environment variable. --tag-pattern=PATTERN Sets the regex for matching git tags May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_TAG_PATTERN environment variable. --with-commit=MSG Sets custom commit messages to include in the changelog May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_WITH_COMMIT environment variable. --skip-commit=SHA1 Sets commits that will be skipped in the changelog May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_SKIP_COMMIT environment variable. -p, --prepend=PATH Prepends entries to the given changelog file May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_PREPEND environment variable. -o, --output=PATH Writes output to the given file May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_OUTPUT environment variable. -t, --tag=TAG Sets the tag for the latest version May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_TAG environment variable. --bump Bumps the version for unreleased changes --bumped-version Prints bumped version for unreleased changes -b, --body=TEMPLATE Sets the template for the changelog body May also be specified with the GIT_CLIFF_TEMPLATE environment variable. -l, --latest Processes the commits starting from the latest tag --current Processes the commits that belong to the current tag -u, --unreleased Processes the commits that do not belong to a tag --topo-order Sorts the tags topologically --no-exec Disables the external command execution -x, --context Prints changelog context as JSON -s, --strip=PART Strips the given parts from the changelog [possible values: header, footer, all] --sort=SORT [default: oldest] Sets sorting of the commits inside sections [possible values: oldest, newest] --github-token=TOKEN Sets the GitHub API token May also be specified with the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. --github-repo=OWNER/REPO Sets the GitHub repository May also be specified with the GITHUB_REPO environment variable. [RANGE] Sets the commit range to process VERSION v2.2.2 AUTHORS git-cliff contributors git-cliff 2.2.2 git-cliff(1)