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How to generate changelog for existing commit

With a clean magit-status 1:

  1. Move the point to the commit.
  2. Revert changes with r.
  3. Initiate the commit with c c.
  4. Execute M-x magit-generate-changelog RET.
  5. Copy the generate changelog.
  6. Cancel the commit with C-c C-k.
  7. Reset back to the clean magit-status.

Footnotes:

1

Perhaps on a temporary branch.

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