Client Report from Git Log

client-report.sh

# Today's date
truestart="10/23/2020"
fnstart=$(date --date="$truestart" +"%Y-%m-%d-%I%M%p")
start=$(date --date="$truestart")
end=$(date)
br="----------------------------------------------------"
statuslog="updates-made-since-$fnstart.txt"
gitformat="%n[Change #%h]$br%nDate:           %ad%nDescription:    %s%nFiles Affected:"
# Empty file if it exists already.
if [ -f $statuslog ]
then
	> $statuslog
fi

echo "Record of changes made to your website by Zachary Watkins" >> $statuslog
echo "Start: $start" >> $statuslog
echo "End:   $end" >> $statuslog
echo "Key:   M=modified, A=added" >> $statuslog

git --no-pager log --name-status --pretty="$gitformat" --since="$start" --until="$end" --abbrev-commit --date=local --reverse --output="$statuslog"