feat: enhance makerelease workflow with dry-run and increments

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Minimal Bash tools for Arch Linux maintenance and Git release automation.
 This repository contains two small Bash scripts:
 
 - `fullupgrade`: updates an Arch Linux system and performs cleanup
-- `makerelease.sh`: merges `dev` into `main` and creates a release tag
+- `makerelease.sh`: automates a Git release from `dev` to `main`
 
 The project is intentionally small and focused on a simple, opinionated workflow.
 
@@ -42,37 +42,52 @@ sudo ./fullupgrade
 
 ## `makerelease.sh`
 
-`makerelease.sh` automates a simple Git release workflow:
+`makerelease.sh` automates a Git release workflow:
 
 1. checks that the current branch is `dev`
-2. switches to `main`
-3. merges `dev` into `main`
-4. pushes `main`
-5. creates an annotated tag using the provided version and message
-6. pushes tags
-7. switches back to `dev`
+2. verifies the working tree is clean
+3. optionally computes a new version from an increment shortcut
+4. switches to `main`
+5. merges `dev` into `main`
+6. pushes `main`
+7. creates an annotated tag
+8. pushes tags
+9. switches back to the original branch on exit
 
 ### Usage
 
 ```bash
-./makerelease.sh VERSION "Release message"
+./makerelease.sh VERSION
+./makerelease.sh +0.0.1
+./makerelease.sh +0.1
+./makerelease.sh +1
+./makerelease.sh --dry-run VERSION
+./makerelease.sh --dry-run +0.0.1
+./makerelease.sh --dry-run +0.1
+./makerelease.sh --dry-run +1
 ```
 
-### Example
+### Examples
 
 ```bash
-./makerelease.sh 1.2.0 "Release 1.2.0"
+./makerelease.sh 1.2.0
+./makerelease.sh --dry-run +0.0.1
 ```
 
 ### Notes
 
 - Run the script from a clean, local Git repository.
 - Make sure the `dev` branch contains the changes you want to release.
+- `VERSION` is used directly as the tag name.
+- If `VERSION` starts with `+`, it is treated as an increment based on the latest existing tag.
 - The script may fail if Git state is unexpected or if a tag already exists.
+- The tag message is automatically generated as `Release <version>`.
 
 ## Status
 
-This repository is intentionally minimal. `fullupgrade` is hardened with `set -euo pipefail`, while `makerelease.sh` may still need additional validation and safeguards.
+This repository is intentionally minimal.
+- `fullupgrade` is hardened with `set -euo pipefail`.
+- `makerelease.sh` now includes clean-tree checks, duplicate tag protection, increment shortcuts, dry-run support, and a trap to return to the original branch on exit.
 
 ## License