---
name: "tidy_changelog"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-cpan-changes"
version: "0.500005-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tidy_changelog"
---

# tidy\_changelog(1p)

command-line tool for CPAN::Changes

## NAME

tidy\_changelog - command-line tool for CPAN::Changes

## SYNOPSIS

```
    $ tidy_changelog Changelog
```

## DESCRIPTION

Takes a changelog file, parse it using CPAN::Changes and prints out the resulting output.  If a file is not given, the program will see if there is one file in the current directory beginning by 'change' (case-insensitive) and, if so, assume it to be the changelog.

## ARGUMENTS

### --next

If provided, assumes that there is a placeholder header for an upcoming next release. The placeholder token is given via *--token*.

### --token

Regular expression to use to detect the token for an upcoming release if *--next* is used. If not explicitly given, defaults to `"\{\{\$NEXT\}\}"`.

### --headers

If given, only print out the release header lines, without any of the changes.

### --reverse

Prints the releases in reverse order (from the oldest to latest).

### --check

Only check if the changelog is formatted properly using the changes\_file\_ok function of Test::CPAN::Changes.

### --help

This help