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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/chapters/releases.sgml | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manpages/git-dch.sgml | 4 |
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diff --git a/docs/chapters/releases.sgml b/docs/chapters/releases.sgml index 95c2335d..00fb76f8 100644 --- a/docs/chapters/releases.sgml +++ b/docs/chapters/releases.sgml @@ -115,5 +115,23 @@ via &git-dch;'s <option>--id-length</option> option. Using </screen> This makes it much easier to see which commit actually fixed bug #1000. </para> +<para> +Finally, there is the <option>Git-Dch:</option> header that can +currently only be set to <option>Ignore</option> (or omitted). When this +header is set to <option>Ignore</option>, the commit message is +completely ignored and will not be included in the changelog at all. +This is useful for janitorial commits or other commits that really don't +need to end up in the changelog. + +</para><para> +For example, the following git commit message +<screen> +Set correct branchnames in debian/gbp.conf + +Git-Dch: Ignore +</screen> +will not show up in the generated changelog in any way. +</para> + </sect1> </chapter> diff --git a/docs/manpages/git-dch.sgml b/docs/manpages/git-dch.sgml index 890df671..4c4a6f7d 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/git-dch.sgml +++ b/docs/manpages/git-dch.sgml @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--[no-]meta</option></term> <listitem> - <para>Parse meta tags like <option>Closes:</option> and - <option>Thanks:</option>. </para> + <para>Parse meta tags like <option>Closes:</option>, + <option>Thanks:</option> and <option>Git-Dch:</option>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |