gh-search-commits - Search for commits

Description

       Search for commits on GitHub.

       The  command  supports  constructing  queries  using  the  GitHub  search syntax, using the parameter and
       qualifier flags, or a combination of the two.

       GitHub search syntax is documented at:

       ⟨https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits⟩

Example

       # search commits matching set of keywords "readme" and "typo"
       $ gh search commits readme typo

       # search commits matching phrase "bug fix"
       $ gh search commits "bug fix"

       # search commits committed by user "monalisa"
       $ gh search commits --committer=monalisa

       # search commits authored by users with name "Jane Doe"
       $ gh search commits --author-name="Jane Doe"

       # search commits matching hash "8dd03144ffdc6c0d486d6b705f9c7fba871ee7c3"
       $ gh search commits --hash=8dd03144ffdc6c0d486d6b705f9c7fba871ee7c3

       # search commits authored before February 1st, 2022
       $ gh search commits --author-date="<2022-02-01"

Name

       gh-search-commits - Search for commits

Options

--author<string>
              Filter by author

       --author-date<date>
              Filter based on authored date

       --author-email<string>
              Filter on author email

       --author-name<string>
              Filter on author name

       --committer<string>
              Filter by committer

       --committer-date<date>
              Filter based on committed date

       --committer-email<string>
              Filter on committer email

       --committer-name<string>
              Filter on committer name

       --hash<string>
              Filter by commit hash

       -q, --jq<expression>
              Filter JSON output using a jq expression

       --json<fields>
              Output JSON with the specified fields

       -L, --limit<int>(default30)
              Maximum number of commits to fetch

       --merge
              Filter on merge commits

       --order<string>(default"desc")
              Order of commits returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}

       --owner<strings>
              Filter on repository owner

       --parent<string>
              Filter by parent hash

       -R, --repo<strings>
              Filter on repository

       --sort<string>(default"best-match")
              Sort fetched commits: {author-date|committer-date}

       -t, --template<string>
              Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

       --tree<string>
              Filter by tree hash

       --visibility<strings>
              Filter based on repository visibility: {public|private|internal}

       -w, --web
              Open the search query in the web browser