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.TH "GH-SEARCH-COMMITS" "1" "Feb 2023" "" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
.PP
gh-search-commits - Search for commits


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fB\fCgh search commits [<query>] [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Search for commits on GitHub.

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

.PP
GitHub search syntax is documented at:
https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits
\[la]https://docs.github.com/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-commits\[ra]


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\fC--author\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter by author

.TP
\fB\fC--author-date\fR \fB\fC<date>\fR
Filter based on authored date

.TP
\fB\fC--author-email\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on author email

.TP
\fB\fC--author-name\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on author name

.TP
\fB\fC--committer\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter by committer

.TP
\fB\fC--committer-date\fR \fB\fC<date>\fR
Filter based on committed date

.TP
\fB\fC--committer-email\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on committer email

.TP
\fB\fC--committer-name\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on committer name

.TP
\fB\fC--hash\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter by commit hash

.TP
\fB\fC-q\fR, \fB\fC--jq\fR \fB\fC<expression>\fR
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

.TP
\fB\fC--json\fR \fB\fC<fields>\fR
Output JSON with the specified fields

.TP
\fB\fC-L\fR, \fB\fC--limit\fR \fB\fC<int>\fR
Maximum number of commits to fetch

.TP
\fB\fC--merge\fR
Filter on merge commits

.TP
\fB\fC--order\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Order of commits returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}

.TP
\fB\fC--owner\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter on repository owner

.TP
\fB\fC--parent\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter by parent hash

.TP
\fB\fC--repo\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Filter on repository

.TP
\fB\fC--sort\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Sort fetched commits: {author-date|committer-date}

.TP
\fB\fC-t\fR, \fB\fC--template\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

.TP
\fB\fC--tree\fR \fB\fC<string>\fR
Filter by tree hash

.TP
\fB\fC--visibility\fR \fB\fC<strings>\fR
Filter based on repository visibility: {public|private|internal}

.TP
\fB\fC-w\fR, \fB\fC--web\fR
Open the search query in the web browser


.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
.RS

.nf
# 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"
 

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fB\fCgh-search(1)\fR