How do I list everyone who has ever committed a file in Git?

Question

I want a complete list of everyone who has ever committed the file, is there a command (maybe blame with some arguments)?

thanks

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sh1mmer Apr 10 At 1:12

3 answers

git shortlog -se filename

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Dustin Apr 10 10 at 1:58

Try gitk filename

or git whatchanged -p filename

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Byron sommardahl Apr 10 At 1:42

Jakub Narębski · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-10T20:37:01+0000

If you are asking about all the authors who comment on a given file,

git shortlog --numbered --summary HEAD --follow <filename>

would be the solution.

Note, however, that the parameter --follow

does not always work correctly, acros renames a more complex (less linear) history.