Finding all files touched by a particular author in git history?

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Is there a way I can use standard git commands to find all the files that were touched by a particular author in a git repository, ideally between two specified dates? I know I can use git log --author="Name", but ideally I'd just like a list of filenames, and nothing else.

This may help you https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html — Farid Movsumov, Sep 13 '13 at 10:40
If git had `git blame `, it would be as simple as grepping output, but it doesn't... — Jakub Narębski, Sep 13 '13 at 12:51

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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See this answer Can I get git to tell me all the files one user has modified?

git log --pretty="%H" --author="authorname" | while read commit_hash; do git show --oneline --name-only $commit_hash | tail -n+2; done | sort | uniq

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answered Sep 13 '13 at 10:40

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Thanks a lot for this answer. It works beautifully. – Edwin Clement May 28 '20 at 06:26

Farid Movsumov · Answer 2 · 2013-09-13T10:44:13.713

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Additionally to Manuel van Rijn's answer for find logs only between two specified dates

git log [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[--] <path>…]

SOURCE: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html

edited Sep 13 '13 at 10:44

answered Sep 13 '13 at 10:39

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Finding all files touched by a particular author in git history?

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