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v0

v0.30.1

Oct 30, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func CleanMessage(message string) string

+ func Command(editor, filePath string) (*exec.Cmd, error)

v0.30.0

Oct 12, 2026

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+ func Resolve() (string, error)

v0.29.0

Oct 12, 2026

v0.28.0

Sep 29, 2026

v0.27.1

Sep 11, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func Open(initialContent, filenamePattern string) (string, error)