TIL how to count git commits in a repository by author name

Today I learned how to count git commits in a repository by author name:

git shortlog -s -n --all --no-merges

Explanation:

• git shortlog: summarize git log output
• -s: only count commits
• -n: sort by commit number instead of author name
• --all: count commits in all branches
• --no-merges: exclude merge commits

If you want to include author emails add -e

Sources:

• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog
• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log