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colophon propose

Description

Write the release branch and open or update its merge request

Re-cut the release branch from its target, write the changelog into it, and open or update the merge request that proposes the release. The branch is cut from the target on every run rather than kept up to date with it, so the merge request can never be behind. Nothing is tagged and nothing is published; that is `publish`. A repository with nothing to release, or one holding releases, reports so and exits zero.

Usage

colophon propose [flags]

Run colophon propose --help for the authoritative, always-current flag set.

Flags

Flag Description Default
--author-email Email on the release commit [email protected]
--author-name Name on the release commit colophon
--branch Release branch to write derived: colophon/release/<target>
--dry-run Print the merge request that would be opened, and write nothing false
--remote Git remote to read and push to origin
-C, --repo Path to the git repository .
--target Branch to release from main

Needs a forge token in <FORGE>_TOKEN. See the configuration reference.

Global flags

Flag Description Default
--ci Indicates the tool is running in a CI environment false
--config Config files to use (repeatable) /etc/colophon/config.yaml, ~/.colophon/config.yaml
--debug Force debug log output false
--output Output format: text or json text

Run colophon <command> --help for the authoritative, always-current flag set.