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Git shortlog: commit count does not measure total contribution

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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In brief

git shortlog summarizes history by author and title. -s shows counts, while -n orders by those counts.

Useful to know

git shortlog summarizes history by author and title. -s shows counts, while -n orders by those counts. [1]

Use it to inspect a selected period rather than automatically judge quality. One large commit and many small ones have different granularity. Different author spellings may also need explicit mapping to avoid counting the same person separately.

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For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] Git - git-shortlog Documentation ↗