git-release (1)

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NAME

git-release - Commit, tag and push changes to the repository

SYNOPSIS

git-release <tagname> [-r <remote>] [-m <commit info%gt;] [-c]

DESCRIPTION

Commits changes with message "Release <tagname>" or custom commit infomation, tags with the given <tagname> and pushes the branch / tags. Optionally it generates a changelog (see git-changelog) and a remote can be defined. The order of first -c or -r does not matter.

OPTIONS

<tagname> The name of the newly created tag. Also used in tag comment. -r <remote> The "remote" repository that is destination of a push operation: it is passed to git push. -m <commit info> use the custom commit infomation instead of the default message "Release <tagname>" . -c Generates or populates the changelog with all commit message since the last tag. For more info see git-changelog..

EXAMPLES

*

Release commit with the given <tagname>.

$ git release 0.1.0

*

Release commit with the given <tagname> and custom commit message.

$ git release 0.1.0 -m "+ powerful feature added."

*

Release commit with the given <tagname> and push to specific remote.

$ git release 0.1.0 -r github

*

Release commit with the given <tagname> and populate changelog.

$ git release 0.1.0 -c

*

Release commit with the given <tagname>, populate changelog, and push to specific remote.

$ git release 0.1.0 -r github -c

AUTHOR

Written by Tj Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca> Extended by David Hartmann <dh@tsl.io>

REPORTING BUGS

<github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>

SEE ALSO

<github.com/tj/git-extras>