git-contrib

git contrib author

git contrib displays a summary of commits by a specific author. It shows commit count and commit details, providing a quick overview of someone's contributions to the repository.The command searches commits by author name or email pattern using substring matching. It's useful for reviewing a contributor's work, generating contribution reports, or verifying commit attribution.This provides a more focused view than git log --author, specifically designed for quickly assessing an individual's contributions to the project.

AUTHOR

Author name or email to search for.

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Part of git-extras package. Author matching is substring-based. Shows commits reachable from current branch.

git contrib is part of git-extras, created by TJ Holowaychuk to provide quick contributor summaries.

git-authors(1), git-shortlog(1)

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