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▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in git repository.

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> `git-quick-stats` is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in a git repository.
>
> Any git repository may contain tons of information about commits, contributors, and files. Extracting this information is not always trivial, mostly because there are a gadzillion options to a gadzillion git commands - I don't think there is a single person alive who knows them all. Probably not even [Linus Torvalds](https://github.com/torvalds) himself :).

![mainImageScreenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7d8637a4-5a67-49f6-8724-ca7548b987c6)

## Table of Contents

[**Screenshots**](#screenshots)

[**Usage**](#usage)

- [**Interactive**](#interactive)
- [**Non-interactive**](#non-interactive)
- [**Command-line arguments**](#command-line-arguments)
- [**Git log since and until**](#git-log-since-and-until)
- [**Git log limit**](#git-log-limit)
- [**Git log options**](#git-log-options)
- [**Git pathspec**](#git-pathspec)
- [**Git merge view strategy**](#git-merge-view-strategy)
- [**Color themes**](#color-themes)

[**Installation**](#installation)

- [**UNIX and Linux**](#unix-and-linux)
- [**macOS**](#macos-homebrew)
- [**Windows**](#windows)
- [**Docker**](#docker)

[**System requirements**](#system-requirements)

- [**Dependencies**](#dependencies)

[**FAQ**](#faq)

[**Contribution**](#contribution)

- [**Code reviews**](#code-reviews)
- [**Some tips for good pull requests**](#some-tips-for-good-pull-requests)
- [**Formatting**](#formatting)

[**Tests**](#tests)

[**Licensing**](#licensing)

[**Contributors**](#contributors)

- [**Backers**](#backers)
- [**Sponsors**](#sponsors)

## Screenshots

![commitsByWeekdayScreenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3496d245-6385-47d1-878a-726e79100eb1)

![commitsByHourScreenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9f1d69d9-46e0-411d-a5ed-905ffdfb887a)

![commitActivityScreenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/693fff31-65c7-4b9f-a011-6114a2d10a26)

## Usage

### Interactive

`git-quick-stats` has a built-in interactive menu that can be executed as such:

```bash
git-quick-stats
```

```bash
git quick-stats
```

### Non-interactive

For those who prefer to utilize command-line options, `git-quick-stats` also has a non-interactive mode supporting both short and long options:

```bash
git-quick-stats <optional-command-to-execute-directly>
```

```bash
git quick-stats <optional-command-to-execute-directly>
```

### Command-line arguments

Possible arguments in short and long form:

```bash
GENERATE OPTIONS
    -T, --detailed-git-stats
        give a detailed list of git stats
    -R, --git-stats-by-branch
        see detailed list of git stats by branch
    -c, --changelogs
        see changelogs
    -L, --changelogs-by-author
        see changelogs by author
    -S, --my-daily-stats
        see your current daily stats
    -V, --csv-output-by-branch
        output daily stats by branch in CSV format
    -j, --json-output
        save git log as a JSON formatted file to a specified area

LIST OPTIONS
    -b, --branch-tree
        show an ASCII graph of the git repo branch history
    -D, --branches-by-date
        show branches by date
    -C, --contributors
        see a list of everyone who contributed to the repo
    -n, --new-contributors
        list everyone who made their first contribution since a specified date
    -N, --new-contributors-since-tag
        list everyone who made their first contribution since a specified git tag
    -a, --commits-per-author
        displays a list of commits per author
    -d, --commits-per-day
        displays a list of commits per day
    -m, --commits-by-month
        displays a list of commits per month
    -Y, --commits-by-year
        displays a list of commits per year
    -w, --commits-by-weekday
        displays a list of commits per weekday
    -W, --commits-by-author-by-weekday
        displays a list of commits per weekday by author
    -o, --commits-by-hour
        displays a list of commits per hour
    -A, --commits-by-author-by-hour
        displays a list of commits per hour by author
    -z, --commits-by-timezone
        displays a list of commits per timezone
    -Z, --commits-by-author-by-timezone
        displays a list of commits per timezone by author

CALENDAR OPTIONS
    -k, --commits-calendar-by-author
        shows a calendar heatmap of commits per day-of-week per month for a given author
    -H, --commits-heatmap
        shows a heatmap of commits per day-of-week per month for the last 30 days

SUGGEST OPTIONS
    -r, --suggest-reviewers
        show the best people to contact to review code
    -h, -?, --help
        display this help text in the terminal
```

### Git log since and until

You can set the variables `_GIT_SINCE` and/or `_GIT_UNTIL` before running `git-quick-stats` to limit the git log. These work similar to git's built-in `--since` and `--until` log options.

```bash
export _GIT_SINCE="2017-01-20"
export _GIT_UNTIL="2017-01-22"
```

Once set, run `git quick-stats` as normal. Note that this affects all stats that parse the git log history until unset.

### Git log limit

You can set variable `_GIT_LIMIT` for limited output. It will affect the "changelogs" and "branch tree" options. The default limit is `10`.

```bash
export _GIT_LIMIT=20
```

### Git tag

You can set `_GIT_TAG` to define the default tag used by the "new contributors since tag" option.

```bash
export _GIT_TAG="foo"
```

### Git log options

You can set `_GIT_LOG_OPTIONS` for [git log options](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#_options):

```bash
export _GIT_LOG_OPTIONS="--ignore-all-space --ignore-blank-lines"
```

### Git pathspec

You can exclude a directory from the stats by using [pathspec](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary#gitglossary-aiddefpathspecapathspec)

```bash
export _GIT_PATHSPEC=':!directory'
```

You can also exclude files from the stats. Note that it works with any alphanumeric, glob, or regex that git respects.

```bash
export _GIT_PATHSPEC=':!package-lock.json'
```

### Git merge view strategy

You can set the variable `_GIT_MERGE_VIEW` to enable merge commits to be part of the stats by setting `_GIT_MERGE_VIEW` to `enable`. You can also choose to only show merge commits by setting `_GIT_MERGE_VIEW` to `exclusive`. Default is to not show merge commits. These work similar to git's built-in `--merges` and `--no-merges` log options.

```bash
export _GIT_MERGE_VIEW="enable"
export _GIT_MERGE_VIEW="exclusive"
```

### Git branch

You can set the variable `_GIT_BRANCH` to set the branch of the stats. Works with commands `--git-stats-by-branch` and `--csv-output-by-branch`.

```bash
export _GIT_BRANCH="master"
```

### Ignore authors

You can set the variable `_GIT_IGNORE_AUTHORS` to filter out specific authors. It will affect the "All contributors", ""Suggested code reviewers" and "New contributors" options.

```bash
export _GIT_IGNORE_AUTHORS="(author@examle.com|username)"
```

### Sorting contribution stats

You can sort contribution stats by field `name`, `commits`, `insertions`, `deletions`, or `lines` (total lines changed) and order (`asc`, `desc`). e.g.: `commits-desc`

```bash
export _GIT_SORT_BY="name-asc"
```

### Commit days

You can set \_GIT_DAYS to set the number of days for the heatmap

```bash
export _GIT_DAYS=30
```

### Color themes

You can change to the legacy color scheme by toggling the variable `_MENU_THEME` between `default` and `legacy`.
You can completely disable the color theme by setting the `_MENU_THEME` variable to `none`.

```bash
export _MENU_THEME="legacy"
# or
export _MENU_THEME="none"
```

![legacyThemeScreenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3b319c1a-827f-47b8-bbfa-b8b59a39deef)

## Installation

### Debian and Ubuntu

If you are on at least Debian Bullseye or Ubuntu Focal you can use apt for installation:

```bash
apt install git-quick-stats
```

### UNIX and Linux

```bash
git clone https://github.com/git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats.git && cd git-quick-stats
sudo make install
```

For uninstalling, open up the cloned directory and run

```bash
sudo make uninstall
```

For update/reinstall

```bash
sudo make reinstall
```

### macOS (homebrew)

`git-quick-stats` requires GNU `date`. On macOS, install GNU coreutils:

```bash
brew install coreutils
export PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
```

The script auto-detects GNU date as either `date` or `gdate`, so exporting
`gnubin` is optional for this project.

From there, you can install via Homebrew as follows:

```bash
brew install git-quick-stats
```

Or you can follow the UNIX and Linux instructions if you wish.

If you would like to default to using GNU coreutils system-wide, add
`export PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"` to your
applicable `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.zprofile`, or other relevant profile based
on the shell of your choice.

### FreeBSD

`git-quick-stats` requires GNU `date`. On FreeBSD, install GNU coreutils:

```bash
pkg install coreutils
```

FreeBSD provides GNU date as `gdate`, and the script auto-detects it.

### Windows

If you are installing with Cygwin, use these scripts:

- [installer](https://gist.github.com/arzzen/35e09866dfdadf2108b2420045739245)
- [uninstaller](https://gist.github.com/arzzen/21c660014d0663b6c5710014714779d6)

If you are wishing to use this with WSL, follow the UNIX and Linux instructions.

### Docker

You can use the Docker image provided:

- Build: `docker build -t arzzen/git-quick-stats .`
- Run interactive menu: `docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/git arzzen/git-quick-stats`
- Docker pull command: `docker pull arzzen/git-quick-stats` [docker repository](https://hub.docker.com/r/arzzen/git-quick-stats)

## System requirements

- An OS with a Bash shell
- GNU `date` available as either `date` or `gdate`
- Tools we use:

```bash
awk
basename
cat
column
date
echo
git
grep
head
printf
seq
sort
tput
tr
uniq
```

### Dependencies

- [`bsdextrautils`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/bsdextrautils) `apt install bsdextrautils`
- [`coreutils`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/coreutils) `apt install coreutils`
- [`gawk`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/gawk) `apt install gawk`
- [`grep`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/grep) `apt install grep`
- [`ncurses-bin`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/ncurses-bin) `apt install ncurses-bin`

## FAQ

_Q:_ I get some errors after run git-quick-stats in cygwin like `/usr/local/bin/git-quick-stats: line 2: $'\r': command not found`

_A:_ You can run the dos2unix app in cygwin as follows: `/bin/dos2unix.exe /usr/local/bin/git-quick-stats`. This will convert the script from the CR-LF convention that Microsoft uses to the LF convention that UNIX, OS X, and Linux use. You should then should be able to run it as normal.

_Q:_ How they could be used in a project with many git projects and statistics would show a summary of all git projects?

_A:_ If you want to include submodule logs, you can try using the following: `export _GIT_LOG_OPTIONS="-p --submodule=log"`
(more info about [git log --submodule](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt---submoduleltformatgt))

## Contribution

Want to contribute? Great! First, read this page.

### Code reviews

All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review.</br>
We use GitHub pull requests for this purpose.

### Some tips for good pull requests

- Use our code </br>
  When in doubt, try to stay true to the existing code of the project.
- Write a descriptive commit message. What problem are you solving and what
  are the consequences? Where and what did you test? Some good tips:
  [here](http://robots.thoughtbot.com/5-useful-tips-for-a-better-commit-message)
  and [here](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches).
- If your PR consists of multiple commits which are successive improvements /
  fixes to your first commit, consider squashing them into a single commit
  (`git rebase -i`) such that your PR is a single commit on top of the current
  HEAD. This make reviewing the code so much easier, and our history more
  readable.

### Formatting

This documentation is written using standard [markdown syntax](https://help.github.com/articles/markdown-basics/). Please submit your changes using the same syntax.

## Tests

[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/arzzen/git-quick-stats/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/arzzen/git-quick-stats)

```bash
make test
```

## Licensing

MIT see [LICENSE][] for the full license text.

[read this page]: http://github.com/git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
[landing page]: https://git-quick-stats.sh
[LICENSE]: https://github.com/git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats/blob/master/LICENSE

## Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute.

[![contributors](https://opencollective.com/git-quick-stats/contributors.svg?width=890&button=false)](https://github.com/git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats/graphs/contributors)

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