Usage

The histofile script is the main workhorse of histofile.

See Getting started for basic usage examples.

Options

--version

Show the version and exit.

-d <directory>, --directory=<directory>

Database location, defaults to .histofile.

--help

Show help message and exit.

Commands

list - List history entries

histofile list [--help]
--help

Show help message and exit.

new - Add new history entry

histofile new <entry>
--help

Show help message and exit.

update - Update history file

histofile update [--help] <version> <file>
-d <date>, --date <date>

Date of release, defaults to today.

-o <file>, --output <file>

Output file name.

-t <name>, --template <name>

Template name, defaults to “default”

--list-templates

List available templates.

-k, --keep

Keep old data files after update (default when writing to stdout).

--help

Show help message and exit.