---
name: "git-summary"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-extras"
version: "7.3.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-summary"
---

# git-summary(1)

Show repository summary

## NAME

**git-summary** - Show repository summary

## SYNOPSIS

**git-summary** \[--dedup-by-email\] \[--no-merges\] \[\<committish\>\]

**git-summary** --line \[\<path\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

Shows a summary of the repository or a path within it.

## OPTIONS

\<committish\>

Summarize only the range of commits included in the \<committish\>.

\<path\>

Summarize only the range of files included in the \<path\>.

\--dedup-by-email

Remove duplicate authors who belong to the same email address. For example,

-

  ```
  $ git summary
  ...
  133  TJ Holowaychuk            9.9%
  115  Tj Holowaychuk            8.5%
  $ git summary --dedup-by-email
  ...
  248  TJ Holowaychuk            18.4%
  ```

-

  \--no-merges

Exclude merge commits.

\--line

Summarize with lines other than commits. When **--line** is specified, the last argument is treated as \<path\>.

This option can not be used together with **--dedup-by-email** or **--no-merges**.

\--output-style \<style\>

Summarizes the repository and print the output according to the specified style. Styles:

- •

  **tabular**: Prints the summary in a tabular form having a header in the first line and the values in the second. Column separator is a **\|** sorrounded by at least one space on each side.

- •

  **oneline**: Prints the summary in a single line. Fields are separated by a **/** sorrounded by one space on each side.

-

  Some information like the authors cannot be displayed in this mode.

## EXAMPLES

Outputs a repo summary:

-

  ```
  $ git summary
  project     : express
  repo age    : 10 months ago
  branch      : master
  last active : 3 weeks ago
  active on   : 93 days
  commits     : 1893
  files       : 111
  uncommitted : 3
  authors     :
   1285 visionmedia
    478 Tj Holowaychuk
     48 Aaron Heckmann
     34 csausdev
     26 ciaranj
      6 Guillermo Rauch
      3 Nick Poulden
      2 Brian McKinney
      2 Benny Wong
      1 Justin Lilly
      1 James Herdman
      1 Adam Sanderson
      1 Viktor Kelemen
      1 Gregory Ritter
      1 Greg Ritter
      1 ewoudj
      1 isaacs
      1 Matt Colyer
  ```

-

  This command can also take a committish, and will print a summary for the range of commits included in the committish:

-

  ```
  $ git summary v42..
  ```

-

  Outputs a repo summary by line:

-

  ```
  $ git summary --line
  project  : git-extras
  lines    : 26820
  authors  :
    ...
  ```

-

  Filter with the path:

-

  ```
  $ git summary --line bin/
  project  : git-extras
  lines    : 4420
  authors  :
    ...
  ```

-

  Tabular summary

-

  ```
  $ git summary --output-style tabular
  # Repo     | Age       | Last active | Active on | Commits | Uncommitted | Branch
  git-extras | 13 years  | 7 hours ago | 807 days  | 1703    | 3           | master
  ```

-

  Oneline summary

-

  ```
  $ git summary --output-style oneline
  git-extras / age: 13 years / last active: 7 hours ago / active on 807 days / commits: 1703 / uncommitted: 3 / branch: master
  ```

-

  ## AUTHOR

Written by Tj Holowaychuk \<*tj@vision-media.ca*\>

## REPORTING BUGS

\<*https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues*\>

## SEE ALSO

\<*https://github.com/tj/git-extras*\>