--- freem/scripts/fmd-changelog	2025/04/04 18:00:01	1.1
+++ freem/scripts/fmd-changelog	2025/04/07 00:45:52	1.3
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #
-#   $Id: fmd-changelog,v 1.1 2025/04/04 18:00:01 snw Exp $
+#   $Id: fmd-changelog,v 1.3 2025/04/07 00:45:52 snw Exp $
 #    Gets the changelog for a specific version
 #
 #  
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 #   along with FreeM.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #   $Log: fmd-changelog,v $
+#   Revision 1.3  2025/04/07 00:45:52  snw
+#   Enhance fmd-pkg-dpkg to auto-generate the debian/changelog file from the FreeM ChangeLog
+#
+#   Revision 1.2  2025/04/06 03:38:05  snw
+#   Prepare for adding packaging functionality to fmd
+#
 #   Revision 1.1  2025/04/04 18:00:01  snw
 #   *** empty log message ***
 #
@@ -36,10 +42,27 @@
 MINIMAL=0
 
 function usage() {
-    echo "usage:  fmd changelog [--minimal] <freem-version>"
+    echo
+    echo "Prints a FreeM ChangeLog entry"
+    echo
+    echo "usage:"
+    echo
+    echo "  fmd changelog [--minimal] [<freem-version>]"
+    echo
+    echo "  If the '--minimal' flag is specified, will print only the ChangeLog entries"
+    echo "  without the version header."
+    echo
+    echo "  If <freem-version> is omitted, fmd changelog will assume you want the ChangeLog"
+    echo "  for the current version in your copy of the repository."    
+    echo 
     exit 1
 }
 
+if [[ $1 == "help" ]]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
 if [[ $# == 0 ]]
 then
     echo "changelog:  must be run from 'fmd changelog'"
@@ -118,7 +141,8 @@ do
             else
                 if [[ "${LINE:0:1}" == '*' ]]
                 then
-                    echo "  ${LINE}"
+		    OLINE=$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d\* -f2)
+		    echo "${OLINE:1}"
                 fi
             fi
         fi