Copilot CLI: Automation, Programmatic Mode, Scripts, and GitHub Actions/Draft release notes from Git history
Combine git and Copilot for release automation.
Section: Script recipes
Draft release notes from Git history
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git log --oneline -20 | copilot > release-notes.mdExplanation
Feed commit history into Copilot to produce a rough first draft of release notes.
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