GH-SEARCH-COMMITS(1)

NAME
gh-search-commits - Search for commits

SYNOPSIS
gh search commits [<query>] [flags]

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⟩

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> (default 30)
    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

JSON FIELDS
author, commit, committer, id, parents, repository, sha, url

EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

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"

SEE ALSO
gh-search(1)