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Although the canonical naming convention for the file is ''ChangeLog'', The GNU automake manual it is sometimes alternatively named as ''CHANGES'' or ''HISTORY'', and possibly even ''NEWS''. Some Project Maintainer s will append a ''.txt'' suffix to the file name. Some Revision Control systems are able to generate the relevant information that is suited as a changelog. FORMAT Changelog files are organized by paragraphs, which define an unique change within a function or file. Most changelog files follow the following format:
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CHANGELOGS IN WIKIS Most Wiki software includes ''changelogs'' as a fundamental feature (often called ''history'' in this context). For example, the "history" link at the top of a Wikipedia entry links to that page's changelog. This feature is vital for complying with the attribution requirements of the GNU Free Documentation License that Wikipedia contributors license their text under. NOTES EXTERNAL LINK |
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