# Yaclog 

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Yet another changelog command line tool

![a yak who is a log](https://github.com/drewcassidy/yaclog/raw/main/logo.png)

*Logo by Erin Cassidy*

## Installation

Install and update using [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/quickstart/):

```shell
$ pip install -U yaclog
```

## Usage

For usage from the command line, yaclog provides the `yaclog` command:
```
Usage: yaclog [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Manipulate markdown changelog files.

Options:
  --path FILE  Location of the changelog file.  [default: CHANGELOG.md]
  --version    Show the version and exit.
  --help       Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  entry    Add entries to the changelog.
  format   Reformat the changelog file.
  init     Create a new changelog file.
  release  Release versions.
  show     Show changes from the changelog file
  tag      Modify version tags
```

### Example workflow

Create a new changelog:
```shell
$ yaclog init
```

Add some new entries to the "Added" section of the current unreleased version:
```shell
$ yaclog entry -b 'Introduced some more bugs'
$ yaclog entry -b 'Introduced some more features'
```

Show the current version:

```shell
$ yaclog show
```
```
Unreleased

- Introduced some more bugs
- Introduced some more features
```

Release the current version and make a git tag for it

```shell
$ yaclog release 0.0.1 -c
```
```
Renamed version "Unreleased" to "0.0.1".
Commit and create tag for version 0.0.1? [y/N]: y
Created commit a7b6789
Created tag "0.0.1".
```