Git changelog: how to get all changes up to a specific tag?

Question

Is there an easy way or command to get all git commits up to a specific tag to generate an automatic changelog for a project? I always tag my git repos with a version number lik

Answer 1

You may use Git Changelog Command Line to do this:

npx git-changelog-command-line -std -tr v0.1.0 -tec "
# Changelog

Changelog for {{ownerName}} {{repoName}}.

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{{/tags}}
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