---
name: "done"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debmake"
version: "3.3.1"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/done"
---

# done(1)

moves a todo item from the todo list to the changelog.

## NAME

done - moves a todo item from the todo list to the changelog.

## SYNOPSIS

done \[text\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

This is a tool to manage todolists. It is supposed to be invoked from anywhere within a debian package source tree, and if it is it will find the debian  directory containing the chnagelog och the TODO file.

If it's first argument is  the format "#\<Nr\>", the todo item number \<Nr\> (as listed by todo), will taked from the TODO file and passed on to dch, which adds it to the chnagelog file.

In othere cases it will simply pass all it's arguments to dch.

## SEE ALSO

deb-[*make*(1)](/make/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Hakan Ardo \<hakan@debian.org\>