Blaming
Syntax#
- git blame [filename]
- git blame [-f][-e][-w] [filename]
- git blame [-L range] [filename]
Parameters#
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| filename | Name of the file for which details need to be checked |
| -f | Show the file name in the origin commit |
| -e | Show the author email instead of author name |
| -w | Ignore white spaces while making a comparison between child and parent’s version |
| -L start,end | Show only the given line range Example: git blame -L 1,2 [filename] |
| —show-stats | Shows additional statistics at end of blame output |
| -l | Show long rev (Default: off) |
| -t | Show raw timestamp (Default: off) |
| -reverse | Walk history forward instead of backward |
| -p, —porcelain | Output for machine consumption |
| -M | Detect moved or copied lines within a file |
| -C | In addition to -M, detect lines moved or copied from other files that were modified in the same commit |
| -h | Show the help message |
| -c | Use the same output mode as git-annotate (Default: off) |
| -n | Show the line number in the original commit (Default: off) |
Remarks#
The git blame command is very useful when it comes to know who has made changes to a file on a per line base.
Show the commit that last modified a line
Ignore whitespace-only changes
Only show certain lines
To find out who changed a file
// Shows the author and commit per line of specified file
git blame test.c
// Shows the author email and commit per line of specified
git blame -e test.c file
// Limits the selection of lines by specified range
git blame -L 1,10 test.c