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authorGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2016-03-12 12:58:47 +0100
committerGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2016-03-12 12:58:47 +0100
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parent3a84c1132d642190eaab686c2600ae661ad6062d (diff)
Mention debian branch
Closes: #817980
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<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
- &gbp-dch; reads git commit messages and generates the &debian; changelog from
- it. If no arguments are given, &gbp-dch; starts from the last tagged Debian
- package version up to the current tip of the current branch. If the
- distribution of the topmost section in
+ &gbp-dch; reads git commit messages and generates the &debian;
+ changelog from it. If no arguments are given, &gbp-dch; verifies
+ if you're on the <option>debian-branch</option> and starts from
+ the last tagged Debian package version up to the current tip of
+ the current branch. If the distribution of the topmost section in
<filename>debian/changelog</filename> is <emphasis>UNRELEASED</emphasis>,
the changelog entries will be inserted into this section. Otherwise, a new
section will be created.